The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology
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Am J Forensic Med Pathol · Sep 2009
Review Case ReportsRubber bullet injury: case report with autopsy observation and literature review.
Rubber bullets are one of the less-lethal (nonlethal) weapons, which are increasingly used to incapacitate dangerous individuals, avoiding use of firearms. An autopsy examination of a man who was shot with improved rubber bullets revealed that the bullet caused pulmonary contusion. The bullet was 30 g in weight and consisted of a sponge foam nose with 40-mm diameter and a plastic body. ⋯ A variety of rubber bullets have been used in the world, and they have occasionally produced severe or lethal injuries. A review of the literature demonstrated that the feature of injuries appeared to be related to the type of missile. It becomes more important for a forensic pathologist to be familiar with rubber bullets and injuries caused by them as the use of less-lethal weapon increases.
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Am J Forensic Med Pathol · Sep 2009
Case ReportsDeath comes through eye: a rare case of electrocution.
Injury and death from electric current although rare, are not uncommon. In majority of the fatalities, death usually results from accidental contact with a live wire, both in industrial and domestic circumstances. ⋯ However, here we present a unique site of electrocution, the eye, which has probably never been reported before. This case was also accidental in nature.