Entrance and exit gunshot wounds: incorrect terms for the emergency department?
Gunshot wounds (GSWs) pose significant medicolegal and forensic issues. Mistakes have been made regarding identification of gunshot wounds. We present a case of an atypical gunshot wound and review contact, near contact, intermediate, and distant wounds. There is an objective terminology to describe GSWs in the Emergency Department.
Apfelbaum
J D
JD
Department of Emergency Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center, Colorado 80204, USA.
Shockley
L W
LW
Wahe
J W
JW
Moore
E E
EE
D000328:Adult; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot