Monticelli F, Seidl S, Betz P
Institute of Legal Medicine, University of München, Frauenlobstrasse 7a, 80337 München.
Int J Legal Med. 2002 Oct;116(5):292-4. doi: 10.1007/s00414-002-0328-5. Epub 2002 Sep 4.
A case of attempted homicide is reported where a 31-year-old woman was shot in the left nostril with a pellet from an air rifle. The projectile channel reconstruction showed penetration of the nasal septum, the maxillary and sphenoid cavities and the dura mater, with the pellet finally lodging in the anterior cranial fossa between the sinus cavernosus and the internal carotid artery. The patient was finally discharged from hospital in a good physical condition without any neurological symptoms. Although the muzzle velocity of the air rifle was within the legal limits, the present case demonstrates the potential lethality of air weapons considering the site of entrance of the pellet.
报告了一起故意杀人未遂案件，一名31岁女性被气枪射出的弹丸击中左鼻孔。射弹通道重建显示鼻中隔、上颌窦和蝶窦以及硬脑膜被穿透，弹丸最终停留在海绵窦和颈内动脉之间的前颅窝。患者最终身体状况良好出院，没有任何神经症状。尽管气枪的枪口初速在法定范围内，但考虑到弹丸的入口部位，本病例显示了气枪的潜在致命性。
