title: One-in-a-million shot: a homicidal thoracic air rifle wound, a case report, and a review of the literature.
abstract: A homicidal shooting with an air gun is reported. The history, mechanisms of action, and crime scene implications of air guns are discussed. The wounds produced by air guns are compared to those produced by powder firearms.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Anatomy and Pathology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. wxb4@CWRU.edu
authors.forename: William Z
authors.initials: WZ
authors.lastname: Bligh-Glover
mesh_terms: D000388:Air; D002648:Child; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000473:pathology; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D054041:Weapons; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*