1.
Am J Forensic Med Pathol
; 33(1): 98-101, 2012 Mar.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21860323
ABSTRACT
A homicidal shooting with an air gun is reported. The history, mechanisms of action, and crime scene implications of air guns are discussed. The wounds produced by air guns are compared to those produced by powder firearms.
Subject(s)
Air , Homicide , Thoracic Injuries/pathology , Weapons , Wounds, Penetrating/pathology , Child , Forensic Pathology , Hemothorax/pathology , Humans , Male , Thoracic Injuries/etiology , Wounds, Penetrating/etiology
2.
Am J Forensic Med Pathol
; 25(3): 255-8, 2004 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15322470
ABSTRACT
Two cases of suicidal electrocution are presented: one using a household lamp, the other using a homemade electrocution machine. The mechanisms of death and the histologic changes in electrocution are discussed.
