Lethal head injury due to tear-gas cartridge gunshots

Forensic Science International

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-51

  Clarot, Franck ^a   Vaz, Emmanuelle ^a   Papin, Frédérique ^b   Clin, Bénédicte ^a   Vicomte, Catherine ^a   Proust, Bernard ^a  

^a ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Blank cartridges; Head trauma; Shot wounds; Suicide; Tear gas cartridge

Indexed keywords

TEAR GAS;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN HERNIA; BRAIN VENTRICLE HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LETHALITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL FRACTURE; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; WOUND;

EID: 0141533252     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(03)00282-2     Document Type: Article

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