An Unusual Shotgun Injury Pattern Produced by an Intermediate Target

Challener, Robert C.; Rosenberg, Sharon

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“…In case of short-range shotgun wounds, the pellets reach the IT in a single mass. The initial group of shot striking the target is slowed down so that the following pellets strike one another and then spray out in wide pattern producing the so-called billiard ball ricochet effect: this wide dispersion of the pellets may lead to overestimation of the shot distance [6,[12][13][14].…”

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An extraordinary case of an intracranial foreign body after a gunshot to the head

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Intermediate targets (IT) can modify the morphology of an entrance wound, the trajectory of the bullet, and contaminate the path with fragments or material from the target. The penetration into the body of big fragments or even of an entire IT is exceptional and only rarely reported in the literature. The interpretation of a gunshot wound after contact of the bullet with IT can sometimes be very tricky as the classical morphology can be missing. The presented case is a rare example of atypical entrance wound and path due to a surprising intermediate target of a gunshot fired against the head.

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“…Law enforcement and military agencies worldwide use specialized types of shotgun ammunition, ranging from less than lethal ammunition such as tear gas, beanbags, rubber bullets, or plastic shot, to lethal rounds, such as buckshot or solid slugs (1). Both intentional and unintentional wounds from specialized ammunition, as well as unusual or unique ammunition used by nonlaw enforcement personnel, are often described in the literature to illustrate various injuries that surgeons or medical examiners may encounter (2–7).…”

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A New Type of Shotgun Ammunition Produces Unique Wound Characteristics

Nelson

Winston

2006

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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The Tucson Police Department, Tucson, AZ, has begun using the Polyshok Impact Reactive Projectile (IRP), a new type of shotgun ammunition that includes a lead bead core that travels within single, plastic-encased projectile. On impact, the core is released to distribute over a small area, thereby disintegrating on impact to reduce the likelihood of exit or collateral damage on missed shots. After a brief review of shotgun slug ballistics and wound characteristics and a discussion of the mechanism of the Polyshok IRP, we report the first death in the United States from this ammunition. Findings included a single entrance wound with plastic ammunition components and small lead particles recovered from the body, the combination of which normally would suggest a close-range shooting with birdshot. However, the characteristics of this ammunition create different patterns than are found with slugs or shot, so that a medical examiner unfamiliar with the Polyshok IRP could draw inaccurate conclusions about ammunition and range of fire. Because the single projectile fired from this ammunition is composed of both plastic and lead, plastic components are likely to be found within the wound at any range of fire, unlike traditional shot or slug ammunition. Also, the small size of lead particles found spread through the wound cavity would ordinarily suggest a small-size shot, whereas the external appearance of the wound (a single entrance with no dispersion of shot) and the pattern of tissue destruction are more consistent with the patterns of injury associated with shotgun slugs.

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An Unusual Shotgun Injury Pattern Produced by an Intermediate Target

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An extraordinary case of an intracranial foreign body after a gunshot to the head

An extraordinary case of an intracranial foreign body after a gunshot to the head

A New Type of Shotgun Ammunition Produces Unique Wound Characteristics

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