title: [Determining gunshot distance without bullet entry--a new source of error in determining gunshot distance from point of entry].
abstract: A court case lead to a quantitative determination of lead and antimony by atomic-absorption at distances 10 to 20 cm from the bullet hole. As a surprising result at first the area-concentrations of lead and antimony increased with rising distance from the muzzle and reached a maximum, after that maximum like expected a decrease was found. The phenomena is of general interest because otherwise misinterpretations in chemical determination of gunshot firing distances would be possible.
authors.affiliation: Institut für gerichtliche Medizin, Universität Wien.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Missliwetz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Binder
mesh_terms: D000965:Antimony / Q000032:analysis*; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007854:Lead / Q000032:analysis*; D019838:Neck Injuries; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D007854:Lead; D000965:Antimony
vernacular_title: Schussentfernungsbestimmung "ohne Einschuss"--eine neue Fehlermöglichkeit bei der Schussentfernungsbestimmung einschussferner Areale.