ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 5

Gunshot Wound with Asphalt Related Pseudo-Soot, Pseudo-Tattooing, and Pseudo-Scorching
Hanzlick, R
Associate medical examiners, Fulton County, GA

Zaki, SA
Associate medical examiners, Fulton County, GA

(Received 6 September 1986; accepted 21 October 1986)

Abstract

Artifacts which mimic the tattooing and soot deposition of close range gunshot wounds have been described as “pseudo-soot” and “pseudo-tattooing.” The origin of such findings includes glass, intermediate targets, insect bites, medical manipulation, graphite, and sutures. The authors present a case of pseudo-soot and pseudo-tattooing as a result of asphalt pavement, and describe the associated entity of pseudo-scorching.

Keywords:
pathology and biology, wound ballistics, ballistics, gunshot wounds, pseudosoot, pseudo-tattooing, pseudo-scorching

Paper ID: JFS12429J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS12429J
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