Citation

Ratanaproeksa O, Hood I, Mirchandani H. Am. J. Forensic Med. Pathol. 1988; 9(3): 212-214.

Affiliation

Office of the Medical Examiner of Wayne County, Detroit, Michigan 48226.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1988, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3177348

Abstract

Single gunshots can cause multiple entrance wounds, almost always after the bullets have first struck intermediate targets. The phenomenon is commonly seen with relatively high-velocity jacketed ammunition and consequent separation of jacket and core. We herein present two representative cases with a discussion of the mechanism of injury.

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