title: Crossbow injuries.
abstract: The crossbow is an uncommon source of fatal injury. In Los Angeles County, two crossbow homicides have occurred in the past 20 years. Following the second case, a crossbow was test-fired into a fresh pork thigh, resulting in distinctive wounds. Experimental studies also showed that the vanes of the bolt (arrow) may be a source of trace material found in the wound.
authors.affiliation: Office of the Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dowell
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sathyavagiswaran
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013552:Swine; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*