Medicolegal aspects of atypical firearm injuries: a case report.
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Our case was a twenty year-old man, who was injured during the military duty with G3 infantry rifle in the training area. An atypical firearm entry wound on the left side of sternum which was 4.5 cm in diameter, and was surrounded by six irregular skin burn wounds by a flash-suppressor and a 0.7 cm diameter firearm exit wound at space on the left midscapular line. Our case emphasizes that the interpretation of properties of these atypical firearm entry wounds need to be carefully assessed by physicians.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Soudni lekarstvi
دوره 59 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014