%0 Journal Article
%T An unusual entrance wound associated with rimfire rifles
%J American journal of forensic medicine and pathology
%D 1991
%A Di Maio, V. J.
%A Kaplan, J. A.
%V 12
%N 3
%P 207-208
%X In many cases of self-inflicted contact wounds of the head with rimfire rifles, we have noted that the entrance wound appears unusual: in 50% of cases studied, a pencil-like extension or zone of blackened and seared skin extends downward from the entrance. The most probable cause for the appearance of this wound is a momentary break in contact between the muzzle and skin as the victim reaches for the trigger with resultant escape of a jet of hot sooty gas. Whereas not unique for rimfire rifles, such a wound from a handgun is uncommon.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
%@ 0195-7910
%U http://dx.doi.org/