title: [Suicidal shot in the mouth with a rubber shot shell].
abstract: The purpose of weapons designed for self-defence and their ammunition is to allow effective defence without causing serious injury provided that the recommended minimum firing distance is observed. However, close-range and contact shots to vulnerable body regions may cause severe or even fatal injuries. The authors report on a suicide who fired a fatal shot in his mouth with a weapon for self-defence. The weapon used was a double-barrelled SAPL break-action gun, mod. GC 54, from which a Mini Gomm-Cogne, cal. 12/50 rubber shot shell was fired. The wound findings and ballistic characteristics of the weapon are presented and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Rechtsmedizin der Universität Freiburg/Br.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Faller-Marquardt
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Braunwarth
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D005389:Firearms; D044709:Forensic Ballistics / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012408:Rubber; D013405:Suicide; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality
chemical_list: D012408:Rubber