title: Characteristic features of entrance wounds from hollow-point bullets.
abstract: Several cases of gunshot wounds produced by hollow-point bullets showed characteristic central tags. These apparently arise from sparing of the skin surface by the hollow point cavity when the bullet strikes the skin tangentially. This unique feature may be helpful in assessing entrances of perforating wound tracks or other cases where the bullet is either not available or unknown.
authors.affiliation: University of Tennessee, Memphis.
authors.forename: O C
authors.initials: OC
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Symes
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Berryman
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: LeVaughn
mesh_terms: D005389:Firearms; D006801:Humans; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000473:pathology*