Citation

McLaughlin S, Bouhaidar R. J. Forensic Radiol. Imaging 2015; 3(2): 131-133.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jofri.2015.03.002

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Blast lung injury is a well documented barotrauma pulmonary pressure insult, often seen in victims and survivors of high pressure extrinsic explosions, such as those caused by extrinsic explosive devices or gas leaks. In this case we present a case of blast lung injury secondary to internal barotrauma, namely suicide by intra-oral shotgun use, and provide correlative post-mortem CT and autopsy images. •We present a case of pulmonary blast injury secondary to oral shotgun suicide.•We provide correlative post-mortem CT and autopsy images.•This is unique as pulmonary blast injury is more normally associated with extrinisic pressure explosion than internal detonation.•This case is even more unusual in a country with very few firearms associated deaths. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd.

Language: en

Keywords

adult; human; suicide; male; autopsy; case report; Forensic imaging; depression; anxiety; cause of death; suicide attempt; drug abuse; alcohol abuse; gunshot injury; priority journal; middle aged; computer assisted tomography; skull fracture; Article; lung hemorrhage; pleura effusion; computed tomography scanner; lung contusion; Post-mortem CT; Forensic radiology; Blast lung injury; lung barotrauma; pneumatocele; Shotgun suicide