Department of Forensic Medicine, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Federal State University of Education, Moscow, Russia.
Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, 1st Floor, Old Academic Block, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Road, Connaught Place, DIZ Area, New - Delhi, 110001, India.
J Forensic Leg Med. 2024 Apr;103:102682. doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2024.102682. Epub 2024 Apr 10.
Penetrating head injury to accomplish suicide by a non-ammunition-related projectile discharged from a nail-gun is a very rare entity. The authors describe even much rarer, and the first reported case of a suicide penetrating head injury by a construction nail discharged from a blank cartridge of a pistol. The absence of beveling and muzzle impression, the non-ejection of the discharged cartridge, and the exit of just the tip of the nail from the other side of wound were the atypical features in this firearm fatality sustained at a contact-range. The entry wound prototypes like abrasion and grease collar, and blackening were absent. An improvisation to insert a construction nail into the chamber of firearm, for utilization as a projectile was another unique highlight here. The deceased was a construction builder. Being debt-ridden, he probably could not manage to purchase even one live cartridge for his licensee pistol to bring suicidal ideation to culmination.
由射钉枪发射的非弹药相关弹丸造成的穿透性颅脑损伤以实现自杀非常罕见。作者描述了一种更罕见的情况，也是首例由手枪空包弹发射的建筑钉造成的穿透性颅脑损伤自杀案例。在近距离接触导致的这种枪支致死案例中，没有出现倾斜和枪口痕迹，也没有射出的弹壳，并且钉子的尖端从另一侧穿出，这些都是非典型特征。入口伤口类似擦伤和油脂环，以及黑化也不存在。将建筑钉插入枪支枪膛，用作弹丸是另一个独特的特点。死者是一名建筑工人。由于负债累累，他可能无法购买到哪怕一发适用于他持枪许可证的实弹，以将自杀念头付诸实施。
