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Maiden NR, Hiss J, Gips H, Hocherman G, Levin N, Kosachevsky O, Vinokurov A, Zelkowicz A, Byard RW. J. Forensic Sci. 2015; 61(1): 87-92. |
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Affiliation |
Discipline of Anatomy and Pathology, The University of Adelaide, Frome Road Level 3 Medical School North Building, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia. |
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(Copyright © 2015, American Society for Testing and Materials, Publisher John Wiley and Sons) |
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26264376 |
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Abstract |
De-identified wound data from 197 homicidal gunshot postmortems were obtained between 2000 and 2008. Forensic ballistics data were only available for cases between 2004 and 2008. Males represent 91% of gunshot victims and were struck in the thorax/abdomen with an average of 2.3 bullets. The type of firearms involved were semi-automatic pistols in the predominant caliber 9-mm Luger and assault rifles in caliber 5.56 × 45 mm and caliber 7.62 × 39 mm Soviet, using full metal jacket bullets. The majority of shootings occurred at ranges of 1 m or greater. The most common bullet path was front to back in 66% of cases. Entry wounds occurred more often on the left side of the thorax, abdomen, and back. The most common critical organs/tissues to sustain bullet trauma in descending order were as follows: heart, lungs, liver, aorta, spleen, kidneys, and vena cava. Ribs were struck by most bullets that entered the thorax. Language: en |