Citation

Tatiya HS, Jadhao VT, Taware AA, Bandgar AL. Indian J. Forensic Med. Toxicol. 2016; 10(1): 126-128.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences. Deptartment of Forensic Medicine)

DOI

10.5958/0973-9130.2016.00028.1

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

In cases of contact or near contact firearm injury due to a rifled weapon fitted with a flash suppressor, the emerging soot-laden gas in the barrel escapes from the slits of the flash suppressor. This produces a characteristic patterned injury; like petals of flower surrounding the firearm entry wound. This "flower-like" pattern of searing and blackening can be used to determine the type of weapon used. This case report presents one such case of patterned injury due to flash suppressor in a 45-year-old man who committed suicide with his service SLR rifle.

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