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A case of shotgun injury which occurred while an unconventional home security alarm system was being checked.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19765925     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Installation of devices involving shotguns is rarely encountered in forensic medicine practice. In this case report, authors aimed to present an unusual and rare case of shotgun injury due to a home security alarm system and its legal assessment. An electrical technician was invited to a summer house to check a home security alarm system installed by another firm which he worked for previously. It was an unconventional home security alarm system attached to a shotgun. The technician was injured with 18 buckshot pellets (no: 4) while checking the system. The host was convicted of a possible intent to cause a life-threatening injury to the technician. We think that this verdict will set a precedent for similar cases.
Authors:
Mahmut Asirdizer; Mehmet Sunay Yavuz
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article     Date:  2009-09-17
Journal Detail:
Title:  Forensic science international     Volume:  192     ISSN:  1872-6283     ISO Abbreviation:  Forensic Sci. Int.     Publication Date:  2009 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-10-05     Completed Date:  2010-01-18     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7902034     Medline TA:  Forensic Sci Int     Country:  Ireland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  e1-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Celal Bayar University, Medical School, Department of Forensic Medicine, Manisa, Turkey. masirdizer@yahoo.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Accidents, Home / legislation & jurisprudence
Adult
Crime / prevention & control*
Firearms*
Forensic Medicine
Housing*
Humans
Male
Turkey
Wounds, Gunshot / etiology*,  pathology

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