TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Patterned injury due to flash suppressor: a case report
JO  - Indian journal of forensic medicine and toxicology
A1  - Tatiya, Harish S.
A1  - Jadhao, Vijay T.
A1  - Taware, Ajay A.
A1  - Bandgar, Abhijit L.
SP  - 126
EP  - 128
VL  - 10
IS  - 1
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0973-9122
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0973-9130.2016.00028.1
ID  - ref1
ER  -