Pellets or maggots? – A case report on artifacts in forensic medicine

Forensic medicine specialists use their expertise to identify artifacts and avoid its misinterpretation. This is vital in carrying out justice as any misinterpretation of findings can derail the investigation. We report a case where an artifact resembled a firearm/shotgun injury that raised a suspic...

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Main Authors:	Tanuj Kanchan, Jenash Acharya
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SpringerOpen 2015-12-01
Series:	Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences
Subjects:	Artifact Maggots Pellets Shotgun wound
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090536X1400094X

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spelling	doaj-8b7d3eac0bd44112b939266f62cd086c2020-11-24T22:16:08ZengSpringerOpenEgyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences2090-536X2015-12-015418018210.1016/j.ejfs.2014.11.001Pellets or maggots? – A case report on artifacts in forensic medicineTanuj Kanchan0Jenash Acharya1Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College (A Constituent College of Manipal University), Mangalore, IndiaDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College, Kathmandu University, NepalForensic medicine specialists use their expertise to identify artifacts and avoid its misinterpretation. This is vital in carrying out justice as any misinterpretation of findings can derail the investigation. We report a case where an artifact resembled a firearm/shotgun injury that raised a suspicion of an alleged homicide.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090536X1400094XArtifactMaggotsPelletsShotgun wound
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title	Pellets or maggots? – A case report on artifacts in forensic medicine
title_short	Pellets or maggots? – A case report on artifacts in forensic medicine
title_full	Pellets or maggots? – A case report on artifacts in forensic medicine
title_fullStr	Pellets or maggots? – A case report on artifacts in forensic medicine
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publisher	SpringerOpen
series	Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences
issn	2090-536X
publishDate	2015-12-01
description	Forensic medicine specialists use their expertise to identify artifacts and avoid its misinterpretation. This is vital in carrying out justice as any misinterpretation of findings can derail the investigation. We report a case where an artifact resembled a firearm/shotgun injury that raised a suspicion of an alleged homicide.
topic	Artifact Maggots Pellets Shotgun wound
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Pellets or maggots? – A case report on artifacts in forensic medicine

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