[Contact shot from infantry weapons with a flash-suppressor].
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.
Perdekamp
Markus Grosse
MG
Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Universität Freiburg.
Braunwarth
Roland
R
Schmidt
Ulrike
U
Schmidt
Wolfgang
W
Pollak
Stefan
S
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*
D002244:Carbon
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