TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Three cases of death caused by shots from blank cartridge
JO  - American journal of forensic medicine and pathology
A1  - Zdravkovic, Miodrag
A1  - Milic, Miroslav
A1  - Stojanovic, Miroslav
A1  - Kostov, Milos
SP  - 403
EP  - 406
VL  - 30
IS  - 4
N2  - The authors describe 3 cases of lethal injuries caused by 7.62 mm blank cartridge shots from military automatic rifle of domestic origin (AK 47, 7.62 mm). In 1 case, the cartridge was fired from a weapon that had been leaned on the head, with subsequent destruction of brain, and in other 2 cases, the weapon had been leaned on the chests, which led to destruction of heart parts. The injuries were caused by the action of striking wave of gunpowder explosion, the air blast type. The cases demonstrate that the gas pressure from the exploding propellant of blank cartridge is powerful enough to penetrate the thoracic wall and the skull.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0195-7910
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181c15d8c
ID  - ref1
ER  -