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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-1-22
pubmed:abstractText
In many cases of self-inflicted contact wounds of the head with rimfire rifles, we have noted that the entrance wound appears unusual: in 50% of cases studied, a pencil-like extension or zone of blackened and seared skin extends downward from the entrance. The most probable cause for the appearance of this wound is a momentary break in contact between the muzzle and skin as the victim reaches for the trigger with resultant escape of a jet of hot sooty gas. Whereas not unique for rimfire rifles, such a wound from a handgun is uncommon.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0195-7910
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
207-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-2-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
An unusual entrance wound associated with rimfire rifles.
pubmed:affiliation
Medical Examiner's Office of Bexar County, San Antonio, Texas 78207.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article