An unusual atypical gunshot wound. A coin as an intermediate target.
Foreign objects in gunshot wound tracts are common when the bullets have struck intermediate targets. This report describes a coin struck by a 0.45 caliber bullet and propelled into the body of a homicide victim. The report also describes the condition of the victim, found with lime covering her body.
Department of Pathology, University of Arizona Health Science Center, Tucson 857211.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000473:pathology*