AFIP_NMHM-1990.0003.1892

fire arm

Bones

Cranium

Side

Left

Timing

Perimortem

Force

Direct

Fracture type

Compression, Tension

Gunshot wound — .25 caliber metal-jacketed projectile Firearm

Tangential gunshot wound of left parietal resulting in a keyhole-like fracture. Entrance is on left side of ectocranial image with exit marked by external beveling. The effect is reversed on the endocranial surface.

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