Death by wheat-loaded cartridge: a case report
The materials used to produce shotgun ammunition can have different properties depending on the purpose, and ammunition can be fabricated or loaded manually. In Turkey, wheat-loaded cartridges are manufactured for use as sound cartridges. This ammunition is understood by the public to be harmless. H...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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October 18, 2019
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The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology
Year: 2019, Volume: 40, Issue: 4, Pages: 396-398 |
| ISSN: | 1533-404X |
| DOI: | 10.1097/PAF.0000000000000509 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1097/PAF.0000000000000509 Verlag: https://journals.lww.com/amjforensicmedicine/Abstract/2019/12000/Death_by_Wheat_Loaded_Cartridge__A_Case_Report.18.aspx 
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| Author Notes: | Erdem Okdemir, MD, Alper Keten,MD, Abdullah Avsar, MD, Ömer Kaya, MD |
| Summary: | The materials used to produce shotgun ammunition can have different properties depending on the purpose, and ammunition can be fabricated or loaded manually. In Turkey, wheat-loaded cartridges are manufactured for use as sound cartridges. This ammunition is understood by the public to be harmless. However, we present a case of a 13-year-old adolescent boy who was wounded from a contact shot to the chest. An entrance wound measuring 7 cm and 5 cm in diameter was seen on the skin. Wheat grains could not be detected in the internal organs and were only observed between the chest muscles around the entrance wound. A plastic wad was also found in this area. The cause of death was internal bleeding due to internal organ injury. Wheat-loaded cartridges are not visible on x-ray and are difficult to detect visually in the wound. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 06.02.2020 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1533-404X |
| DOI: | 10.1097/PAF.0000000000000509 |