Unusual planned complex suicide committed with a muzzle-loading pistol in combination with subsequent hanging.
Arch Kriminol
; 238(5-6): 207-217, 2016 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-29465869
ABSTRACT
In Germany, suicides by firearms are not very common in contrast to deaths by hanging and intoxications. The use of historical muzzle-loading firearms in the context of suicides is a rarity. Contact shots from muzzle loaders cause an unusual wound morphology with extensive soot soiling. We report the case of a 59-year-old man, who committed a planned complex suicide by shooting into his mouth with a replica percussion gun in combination with hanging. The gunshot injury showed strong explosive effects in the oral cavity with fractures of the facial bones and the skull associated with cerebral evisceration (so-called Krönlein shot). Due to the special constellation of the case with hanging immediately after the shot, external bleeding from the head injuries was only moderate. Therefore, the head injuries could be assessed and partially reconstructed already at the scene.
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01-internacional
Temas:
Geral
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Asfixia
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Fraturas Cranianas
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Suicídio
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Ferimentos por Arma de Fogo
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Traumatismos por Explosões
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Armas de Fogo
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Traumatismos Cranianos Penetrantes
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Revista:
Arch Kriminol
Ano de publicação:
2016
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Article