Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
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  • Year: 2010
  • Volume: 27
  • Issue: 2

Rare survival by shot gun injury

  • Author:
  • G.M. Raju1,, V. Vijayanath2, M.R. Anitha3, Shini Raju Gouli4
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 31 to 35

1Department of Forensic Medicine & ToxicologyJ.J.M. Medical College, Davangere-577004Karnataka (India), drrajugm@gmail.com

2Department of Forensic Medicine & ToxicologyS.S. Institute of Medical Sciences & Research CentreDavangere-577005, Karnataka (India) drvijayanath@gmail.com

3Department of AnatomyS.S. Institute of Medical Sciences & Research CentreDavangere-577005, Karnataka (India), dranithamr@medicalmantra.com

4S.S. Institute of Medical Sciences & Research CentreDavangere-577005, Karnataka (India) drrajugm@gmail.com

* (Correspondmg Author)

Abstract

In this report authors present a unique case of accidental firearm injury by a country made Firearm weapon. A case of accidental shotgun injury by a 50-year old man while traveling in a tractor. The victim had multiple (>70) pellets injury over the face, four pellets on the neck and two pellets on right hand. Surgical intervention was performed to remove the pellets. A markedly multiple (38) pellets were recovered from the face and hand. Even after this, victim had been left out with some pellets in face which were not possible for a surgeon to remove. Victim survived with some of the pellets intact even in the vital area, which is a rare one.

Keywords

Country made shot gun, Fire arm wounds, Accidental injury