Accidental firearm fatality involving a hand-crafted pen gun: Case report

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 92-95

  Hartshorne, Nikolas J ^a   Reay, Donald T ^a   Harruff, Richard C ^a,b  

^a Public Health Seattle King County   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

0.25 caliber Winchester AXP expanding point ammunition; Accidental fatality; Atypical entrance gunshot wound; Autopsy; Death investigation; Firearms; Pen gun; X rays; Zip gun

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; FIREARM; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; WEAPON;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; AUTOPSY; FATAL OUTCOME; FIREARMS; HUMANS; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 0030900838     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199703000-00017     Document Type: Article

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