title: Wounds due to a modified shot gun (home-made): a case report.
abstract: In a case of firearm fatality, the autopsy surgeon is required to opine as to the range of fire in addition to the cause of death which will help in reconstruction of the events. Problems may arise in estimating the range of fire based on wound ballistics when there is an alteration or modification in the internal ballistics. We encountered such a case in the department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, which is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal 576 104, Karnataka, India. vpalimar@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Vikram
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Palimar
authors.forename: Vinod C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Nayak
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arun
authors.forename: Pradeep G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Prashantha
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bhagavath
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D019567:Back Injuries / Q000473:pathology; D004867:Equipment Design; D005389:Firearms; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D055370:Lung Injury / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D035422:Pleural Cavity / Q000473:pathology; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000473:pathology*