Journal Published Online: 01 July 1980
Volume 25, Issue 3

Shotgun Wounds: Multiple Probes and Shielding Effects as Adjuncts to Determining Position of the Deceased at Time of Injury

CODEN: JFSCAS

Abstract

Careful and meticulous probing of sites of individual pellet injuries in distant shotgun wounds with repositioning of the body to allow parallel alignment of pellet tracts makes possible the determination of the position of a deceased at time of injury. Spared areas, or “gaps,” within the pattern may result from shielding either by body parts or by an intermediate object. The present case reports illustrate the method and its importance.

Author Information

Brissie, RM
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C.
Collum, ES
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.
Pages: 5
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Stock #: JFS11254J
ISSN: 0022-1198
DOI: 10.1520/JFS11254J