Citation

Nazarov YV, Isakov VD, Yakovenko OO. Sud. Med. Ekspert. 2018; 61(5): 35-36.

Vernacular Title

K osobennostiam ognestrel'nykh raneniĭ drobovymi patronami dlia korotkostvol'nogo oruzhiia ogranichennogo porazheniia.

Affiliation

Saint-Petersburg state budgetary institution 'Bureau of Forensic Medical Expertise', Saint-Petersburg, Russia, 195067; Department of Forensic Medicine, I.I. Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, 195067.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Izdatelstvo Meditsina)

DOI

10.17116/sudmed20186105135

PMID

30307436

Abstract

The cases of application of 'non-standard' ammunition constitute a serious challenge for the forensic medical expertise. Bearing in mind the importance of this issue, the authors report a case encountered in their practical work, namely a gunshot wound inflicted by the 'non-standard' shot-gun cartridges for the short-barreled weapons of the limited injurious power that required the expert evaluation. The case under consideration illustrates the peculiar features of the gunshot wound inflicted by 'non-standard' shot-gun cartridges for the short-barreled weapons of the limited injurious power. Moreover, the forensic medical expertise of this case exemplifies the effectiveness of the cooperation between various department of the Saint-Petersburg Bureau of Forensic Medical Expertise during investigation of the case being considered.

Language: ru

Language: ru

Keywords

gunshot injury; shot-gun cartridges; traumatic weapons