title: Confusing wounds of entrance and exit with an unusual weapon.
abstract: A case of suicide where the victim used a four-barreled, concealable weapon firing 0.357 magnum ammunition is presented. Because of the extreme "blow back" effect caused by such a weapon, the direction of fire and manner of death were, at first, interpreted incorrectly by investigators.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000473:pathology*; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013405:Suicide; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000473:pathology*