title: [Contact shot from infantry weapons with a flash-suppressor].
abstract: The number of reports on contact shots from firearms with a flash suppressor attached to the muzzle is small. On the basis of a case report (suicidal shot to the forehead with a Kalschnikow AKMS 47 assault rifle) the morphological peculiarities (characteristics soot pattern, relatively small powder cavity and only minor skin tears in the presence of a bony support) are presented and the conclusions to be drawn from the findings regarding the flash-suppressor, the shot distance, the angle of the shot and the way of holding the weapon are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Universität Freiburg.
authors.forename: Markus Grosse
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Perdekamp
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Braunwarth
authors.forename: Ulrike
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pollak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002244:Carbon; D005389:Firearms; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D020197:Head Injuries, Penetrating / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011329:Prisoners / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012535:Scalp / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D013405:Suicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D002244:Carbon
vernacular_title: Zum absoluten Nahschuss aus Infanteriewaffen mit Mündungsstück.