title: Accidental death from a black-powder rifle breech plug.
abstract: Authentic black-powder muzzle-loader weapons and replicas are used today primarily for hunting game such as deer and hogs. The following is a case presentation of accidental death from cerebral trauma caused by a .45-caliber black-powder-rifle breech plug implanting in the victim's brain.
authors.affiliation: Broward Co. Medical Examiner Office, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312-6619.
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Vila
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: C V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Wetli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Freeman
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D005389:Firearms; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000473:pathology*