Suicide with an unusual home-manufactured firearm

Veselinović, Igor; Zigic, Sonja; Vapa, Dusan

doi:10.1007/s12024-018-0052-1

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“…Following these initial 13 cases on PubMed written in the English language, the first miniseries of 12 clinical cases was published in 2002, augmented by supplementary experimental data in the field of forensic medicine [4]. The ongoing period of forensic medicine research has advanced to the most developed stage in CBG head injury research to date, expanding the knowledge of specific mechanisms of CBG head injuries through experiments and reports with complicated cases of CBG head injuries [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]. Our clinical study presents a single-center experience with CBG head injuries.…”

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Captive Bolt Gun-Related Vascular Injury: A Single Center Experience

Pešak,

Porčnik,

Prestor

2024

Diagnostics

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This article investigates the clinical and radiological characteristics of captive bolt gun head injuries, a rare form of low-velocity penetrating brain injury. Eleven consecutive patients were included in the study. Vascular injuries and the rate of infection were systematically analyzed. Radiological findings reveal common bolt trajectories in the anterior cranial fossa, with identified risk factors for a poor outcome including trajectory crossing midline, hematocephalus, and paranasal sinus involvement. Only one patient had a good outcome. Despite meticulous microsurgical techniques, this study highlights often unfavorable clinical outcomes in captive bolt gun injuries, with vascular injury identified as a potential contributing risk factor for a poor outcome. Knowledge of variant vascular tree anatomy and corresponding vascular territory is important. To avoid potential vascular injuries, a complete removal of bone fragments was not always performed and it did not increase the rate of infection, challenging the conventional wisdom advocating for the complete removal of bone fragments. These findings contribute novel insights into captive bolt gun-related injuries, paving the way for further research.

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