Prolonged activity after an ultimately fatal gunshot wound to the heart: case report.
In this article, we describe an unusual case of suicide involving a gunshot wound to the left ventricle. The victim engaged in premortem activity that was both prolonged and methodical. This report stresses the importance of a complete investigation to distinguish such case from an homicide.
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Service de Médecine Légale, Hôpital Raymond Poincaré, Garches, France.
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Teissière
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Durigon
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D002423:Cause of Death; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000401:mortality*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D013405:Suicide; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000401:mortality*