Citation

Smith OC, Symes SA, Berryman HE, LeVaughn MM. J. Forensic Sci. 1993; 38(2): 323-326.

Affiliation

University of Tennessee, Memphis.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, American Society for Testing and Materials, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8454992

Abstract

Several cases of gunshot wounds produced by hollow-point bullets showed characteristic central tags. These apparently arise from sparing of the skin surface by the hollow point cavity when the bullet strikes the skin tangentially. This unique feature may be helpful in assessing entrances of perforating wound tracks or other cases where the bullet is either not available or unknown.

Language: en