title: Wounding characteristics of glaser safety ammunition: a report of three cases.
abstract: Handgun ammunition that contains multiple pellets (birdshot) comes in two forms. We describe here the autopsy and radiographic findings in three individuals who were fatally wounded with Glaser safety ammunition and contrast the findings to those reported in shot shell injuries.
authors.affiliation: Office of Chief Medical Examiner and New York University Medical Center, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: de Roux
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Prendergast
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tamburri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001344:Autopsy; D005260:Female; D005389:Firearms; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000473:pathology*