The ability to act - Multiple suicidal gunshot wounds

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11150%2F12%3A10124918" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11150/12:10124918 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2011.06.017" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2011.06.017</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2011.06.017" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.jflm.2011.06.017</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The ability to act - Multiple suicidal gunshot wounds
Original language description
Multiple self-inflicted gunshot wounds are rare and usually present a challenge to the forensic pathologist in determining the manner of death. Determining a person's capability to act following a gunshot wound can be of major importance in crime scene reconstruction and in differentiation between homicide and suicide. Questions concerning the possibility of physical activity following a given gunshot wound are repeatedly raised in court. We report herein three unusual cases of suicide involving multiple gunshot wounds: all the victims suffered gunshot wounds of the head without immediate incapacitation. In the first two cases, the head was target for two gunshots. Third case was a combination of two gunshots to the head and chest. In the text, we focus on the victim's ability to act after the first shot, with regards to the character and localization of the gunshot wound. Also, we focus on findings that are typical for a repeated suicidal shot.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
FP - Other medical fields
OECD FORD branch
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Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2012
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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