TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Major Vascular Neck Injury From a Handgun Cartridge Casing
JO  - American journal of forensic medicine and pathology
A1  - Guerrero, Alejandro
A1  - Vassallo, David J.
SP  - 388
EP  - 389
VL  - 31
IS  - 4
N2  - We present a case from the Johannesburg General Hospital of a zone II low-velocity penetrating neck injury with involvement of the ipsilateral subclavian artery. When the "bullet" was retrieved, it was noted not to be an actual bullet but rather a cartridge casing. We speculate that this injury represents one of several possible misfiring scenarios from a homemade firearm.    Injuries from homemade firearms are infrequent in the literature, and only one other similar case of a cartridge casing causing a penetrating injury was found. A brief review of homemade handheld firearms is offered.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0195-7910
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181fc357d
ID  - ref1
ER  -