We have read the article by Radnić et al. “Crow’s feet” as an indication of a vital reaction in a gunshot victim, which considered an occurrence of “crow’s feet” in case of close-range gun-shot victim. This phenomenon was described in the context of fires, explosion, high-voltage, and electric arc accidents. On a sudden exposure to flames or great heat, while alive, victims screw their eyes tightly shut, producing a lateral line of skin at the canthi spared from thermal damage, or soot deposits—“crow’s feet”. Other lines of skin spared from burning also suggest a final contraction of the facial mimic muscles. There is no agreement whether the occurrence of “crow’s feet” is a vital phenomenon in cases of high-voltage accidents, or reaction in the early postmortem phase due to electrical stimulation of the facial mimic muscles. In a case that we examined involving a man who died in a high—voltage accident we found facial burns, predominantly on the forehead....
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