title: A case of external beveling with an entrance gunshot wound to the skull made by a small caliber rifle bullet.
abstract: The external beveling caused by an entrance gunshot wound to the skull has not been completely explained, but the mechanism is probably a combination of several factors including the angle of shot, twisting force of a rotating bullet, blow-back effect, velocity, shape and size of the bullet, outspread of the kinetic energy from the bullet, and resistance of the skull.
authors.affiliation: Erie County Medical Examiner's Office, Buffalo, New York 14215.
authors.forename: S O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Baik
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Uku
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sikirica
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D012886:Skull / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000473:pathology; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000473:pathology*