A case of hunting death due to an overpenetrated bullet

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 151-153

  Cascini, Fidelia ^a   Tartaglione, Tommaso ^a   Oliva, Antonio ^a   Marchetti, Daniela ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Firearms; Forensic medicine; Prevention; Ricochet

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COLLAPSE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEMATOTHORAX; HEMOPERICARDIUM; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; JOINT FRACTURE; OCCIPITAL BONE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOCLAVICULAR JOINT; VICTIM;

ACCIDENTS; ANIMALS; FORENSIC BALLISTICS; HEART INJURIES; HEART VENTRICLES; HEMOTHORAX; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PULMONARY ATELECTASIS; SUS SCROFA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 60449093717     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-008-0270-2     Document Type: Article

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