Detailed Information on Publication Record
2019
An Unplanned Complex Suicide by Multiple Blank Cartridge Gunshots and Cutting
KUČEROVÁ, Štěpánka, Lenka ZÁTOPKOVÁ, Tomáš VOJTÍŠEK, Michaela UBLOVÁ, Petr HEJNA et. al.Basic information
Original name
An Unplanned Complex Suicide by Multiple Blank Cartridge Gunshots and Cutting
Authors
KUČEROVÁ, Štěpánka (203 Czech Republic, guarantor), Lenka ZÁTOPKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic), Tomáš VOJTÍŠEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Michaela UBLOVÁ (203 Czech Republic) and Petr HEJNA (203 Czech Republic)
Edition
Journal of Forensic Sciences, Hoboken, Wiley, 2019, 0022-1198
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
30501 Forensic science
Country of publisher
United States of America
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
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Impact factor
Impact factor: 1.441
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14110/19:00110009
Organization unit
Faculty of Medicine
UT WoS
000460187200034
Keywords in English
forensic science; forensic pathology; blank cartridge gun; blank firing gun; multiple gunshot wounds; complex suicide
Tags
International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 28/1/2020 11:00, Mgr. Tereza Miškechová
Abstract
V originále
Blank firing guns are readily accessible in most countries due to an absence of legal regulations. These weapons are capable of causing lethal injuries. We report a rare case of secondary (unplanned) complex suicide committed with a knife and blank cartridge pistol. A 59-year-old man was found dead with three superficial incisions in his neck and a gunshot wound to the chest. The external examination revealed an entrance wound in the left chest region consistent with contact shooting. The appearance of a muzzle imprint suggested two discharges. The autopsy showed a slightly hemorrhaged but otherwise intact pericardium, blood in the pericardial sac, and a channel-like defect in the anterior wall of the left cardiac ventricle. The cause of death was attributed to cardiac tamponade. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of unplanned complex suicide involving an unmodified blank firing gun.