Atypical Entrance Wounds of High Velocity Bullets: Two Cases Presentation
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An atypical high velocity bullet entrance wound is not common in cases of gunshot wounds. It occurs from the destabilization and yawing of a bullet that impacts the body where the nose is not pointing forward. The most common cause of bullet destabilization is ricochet and passing through an intermediate target and then the bullet impacts the body at a sideways angle, deforms or fragments inducing atypical entrance wounds. The present paper reports two cases of atypical entrance wounds from high velocity bullets, size 5.56 x 45 mm (M16) fired during a mass rally in Bangkok, Thailand in May 2010.
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