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Unexpectedly homicide. Three intraoral gunshot wounds.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8311055     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Determination of suicide as a manner of death can be a complex process. Whenever gunshot wounding is the cause of death, the anatomic clues useful for determining suicide versus homicide include wound location and range of fire. Contact intraoral gunshot wounds are much more frequently associated with suicide than with homicide. However, based on prosecuted cases, three of 66 consecutive cases of intraoral gunshot wounds were found to be homicides.
Authors:
C Zietlow; D A Hawley
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology     Volume:  14     ISSN:  0195-7910     ISO Abbreviation:  Am J Forensic Med Pathol     Publication Date:  1993 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1994-03-14     Completed Date:  1994-03-14     Revised Date:  2011-02-02    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8108948     Medline TA:  Am J Forensic Med Pathol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  230-3     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46223.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Brain Injuries / pathology
Craniocerebral Trauma / pathology
Female
Forensic Medicine*
Homicide
Humans
Male
Mouth / injuries*
Skull / injuries
Suicide
Tongue / injuries
Wounds, Gunshot / pathology*

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