RESUMEN
A 19 year old boy with multiple entry and exit wounds was brought to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. According to the relatives he suffered a gun shot injury due to careless handling of firearm by his father. On autopsy it was found that a single bullet resulted in multiple wounds. The objective of this paper is to highlight the importance of careful examination of firearm wounds and to keep in mind the possibility of correlation between distantly present wounds.
RESUMEN
In modern war the multiple wounds caused by projectiles, such as exploded artilery shells, hand grenades and mines, often occured. In the paper the characteristics of the multiple wounds were discussed based on 717 cases of war wounds. The characteristics Included the extensive wounds, high incidence of shock and the blind wounds. The remote effect was often seen in these cases. And also the treatment principles of these wounds were dicussod in this paper.