1Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore.
*Corresponding author: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, KLE University's, J N Medical College, Belgaum-590010, (Karnataka). E-mail: hareeshfmt@rediffmail.com
Autopsy surgeon may face difficulty in locating and retrieving the objects present inside the body especially in cases of death due to firearm injuries. As a general rule, radiograph should be taken in all gunshot wound cases whether one is dealing with a routine or a special situation since it is the sole means of detection of radio opaque projectiles within the body before autopsy. But X rays have to be taken in proper manner; if not, even X-rays will fetch nothing. A case of firearm injury in which projectiles were missed because of piece meal radiograph method is reported in this article.
Gunshot injury, missing pellets, pecemeal X-ray, whole body X-ray
