title: [Fatal stun gun injury using a modified animal sedation gun].
abstract: A 54-year-old butcher attempted to commit suicide with a manipulated "humane killer". He removed the recoil spring, the rubber bush and also the screw forming the muzzle end, which to our knowledge has never been described in a case report before. Due to this manipulation the entire bolt left the weapon, as a free projectile, penetrated the forehead and lodged inside the skull, from where it could not be removed neurosurgically. The patient died from the consequences of the severe cerebral injury 3 days later.
mesh_terms: D000003:Abattoirs; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D002423:Cause of Death; D005389:Firearms; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013405:Suicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Tödliche "Bolzengeschoss"-Verletzung bei Verwendung eines manipulierten Viehbetäubungsapparates.