Boomerang of bullet from the chest cavity—an autopsy case
Abstract Background What if you fire a bullet and, like a boomerang, it comes back towards you after hitting the target, leaving no trace in the body. Case presentation A similar case was presented to us for an autopsy at the district mortuary, Aligarh, with a bullet unusually ricocheting within the...
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| description | Abstract Background What if you fire a bullet and, like a boomerang, it comes back towards you after hitting the target, leaving no trace in the body. Case presentation A similar case was presented to us for an autopsy at the district mortuary, Aligarh, with a bullet unusually ricocheting within the thoracic cavity and taking almost path of incidence after grazing over the 3rd rib and coming out just closure to the entry wound towards the musketeer. The presence of stippling at both the entrance and exit wounds poses a challenge to interpreting the track of the injury. Conclusion Thorough and detailed examination at autopsy and crime-scene investigation revealed a strange ricochet event within the chest cavity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2b78735c5c6148ccbfaf86a43b21ad6a2023-07-02T11:25:50ZengSpringerOpenEgyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences2090-59392023-06-011311410.1186/s41935-023-00354-1Boomerang of bullet from the chest cavity—an autopsy caseMohd Kaleem Khan0Jitendra Kumar1Department of Forensic Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim UniversityDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim UniversityAbstract Background What if you fire a bullet and, like a boomerang, it comes back towards you after hitting the target, leaving no trace in the body. Case presentation A similar case was presented to us for an autopsy at the district mortuary, Aligarh, with a bullet unusually ricocheting within the thoracic cavity and taking almost path of incidence after grazing over the 3rd rib and coming out just closure to the entry wound towards the musketeer. The presence of stippling at both the entrance and exit wounds poses a challenge to interpreting the track of the injury. Conclusion Thorough and detailed examination at autopsy and crime-scene investigation revealed a strange ricochet event within the chest cavity.https://doi.org/10.1186/s41935-023-00354-1Firearm injuryBulletInternal ricochetChest cavityAutopsyAligarh |
| spellingShingle | Mohd Kaleem Khan Jitendra Kumar Boomerang of bullet from the chest cavity—an autopsy case Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences Firearm injury Bullet Internal ricochet Chest cavity Autopsy Aligarh |
| title | Boomerang of bullet from the chest cavity—an autopsy case |
| title_full | Boomerang of bullet from the chest cavity—an autopsy case |
| title_fullStr | Boomerang of bullet from the chest cavity—an autopsy case |
| title_full_unstemmed | Boomerang of bullet from the chest cavity—an autopsy case |
| title_short | Boomerang of bullet from the chest cavity—an autopsy case |
| title_sort | boomerang of bullet from the chest cavity an autopsy case |
| topic | Firearm injury Bullet Internal ricochet Chest cavity Autopsy Aligarh |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41935-023-00354-1 |
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