TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - An analysis of the characteristics of thoracic and abdominal injuries due to gunshot homicides in Israel
JO  - Journal of forensic sciences
A1  - Maiden, Nicholas R.
A1  - Hiss, Jehuda
A1  - Gips, Hadas
A1  - Hocherman, Gil
A1  - Levin, Nadav
A1  - Kosachevsky, Olga
A1  - Vinokurov, Asya
A1  - Zelkowicz, Avraham
A1  - Byard, Roger W.
SP  - 87
EP  - 92
VL  - 61
IS  - 1
N2  - De-identified wound data from 197 homicidal gunshot postmortems were obtained between 2000 and 2008. Forensic ballistics data were only available for cases between 2004 and 2008. Males represent 91% of gunshot victims and were struck in the thorax/abdomen with an average of 2.3 bullets. The type of firearms involved were semi-automatic pistols in the predominant caliber 9-mm Luger and assault rifles in caliber 5.56 × 45 mm and caliber 7.62 × 39 mm Soviet, using full metal jacket bullets. The majority of shootings occurred at ranges of 1 m or greater. The most common bullet path was front to back in 66% of cases. Entry wounds occurred more often on the left side of the thorax, abdomen, and back. The most common critical organs/tissues to sustain bullet trauma in descending order were as follows: heart, lungs, liver, aorta, spleen, kidneys, and vena cava. Ribs were struck by most bullets that entered the thorax.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-1198
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.12901
ID  - ref1
ER  -