2013
DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.12073
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An Unusual Case of Multiple‐Gunshot Suicide of an Alcohol‐Intoxicated Cancer Sufferer with Prolonged Physical Activity

Abstract: Multishot firearm suicides are relatively rare and suggest the possibility of homicide. Physical activity following gunshots to the head, the neck, and the thorax does occur, and immediate incapacitation does not occur in every fatal gunshot wound that penetrates the head or perforates the heart. Cancer patients appear to be at increased suicide risk, but alcohol intoxication is less common in such cases. We present-to the best of our knowledge for the first time-a case of a 54-year old, male, liver cancer suf… Show more

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“…Nos estudos de suicídio com mais de um disparo efetivo de AF avaliados, a maioria dos casos apresentava duas lesões de entrada de PAF, tal como observado em nossa amostra [12,21,22]. Os casos de suicídio com três ou mais disparos efetivos de AF são muito raros na prática forense [22].…”
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“…Nos estudos de suicídio com mais de um disparo efetivo de AF avaliados, a maioria dos casos apresentava duas lesões de entrada de PAF, tal como observado em nossa amostra [12,21,22]. Os casos de suicídio com três ou mais disparos efetivos de AF são muito raros na prática forense [22].…”
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“…Os casos de suicídio com três ou mais disparos efetivos de AF são muito raros na prática forense [22]. Na casuística do IML-BH em todos os casos havia lesões de entrada de PAF no tórax e em 40% deles havia lesões na cabeça.…”
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“…In suicide cases, certain characteristics are commonly found: contact or near-contact wounds, short-barreled weapons, right temple area entrance wounds, and used weapon found close to the victim's body (5)(6)(7)(8)(9). Although a substantial number of case reports (3,(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20) and groups of cases (21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27) can be found in the literature, the presence of multiple gunshot wounds remains rare and suspect for the medical examiner. The reason for the multiplicity of shots is often a first nonlethal shot followed by a second one, or more.…”
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