A case of internal beveling with an exit gunshot wound to the skull

Exit gunshot wounds of the skull generally have external beveling while entrance wounds show internal beveling. With rare exceptions, entrance gunshot wounds show external beveling, usually of two types: the asymmetric 'keyhole' type and the symmetric 'non-keyhole' type. In exit...

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Main Author: Bhoopat T.
Format: Case Reports
Language:English
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3502482
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-34802014-08-30T02:34:55Z A case of internal beveling with an exit gunshot wound to the skull Bhoopat T. Exit gunshot wounds of the skull generally have external beveling while entrance wounds show internal beveling. With rare exceptions, entrance gunshot wounds show external beveling, usually of two types: the asymmetric 'keyhole' type and the symmetric 'non-keyhole' type. In exit gunshot wounds of the skull, only the keyhole type has been reported. This report shows that symmetric internal beveling from an exit gunshot wound to the skull may confuse medical personnel. 2014-08-30T02:34:55Z 2014-08-30T02:34:55Z 1995 Case Reports 0379-0738 7868013 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3502482 http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/3480 eng
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description Exit gunshot wounds of the skull generally have external beveling while entrance wounds show internal beveling. With rare exceptions, entrance gunshot wounds show external beveling, usually of two types: the asymmetric 'keyhole' type and the symmetric 'non-keyhole' type. In exit gunshot wounds of the skull, only the keyhole type has been reported. This report shows that symmetric internal beveling from an exit gunshot wound to the skull may confuse medical personnel.
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title_fullStr A case of internal beveling with an exit gunshot wound to the skull
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url http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3502482
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