Firearm Injuries Dr Abdulmonem AlHayani MBCh B Dip

Firearm Injuries Dr. Abdulmonem Al-Hayani MBCh. B, Dip. FMS(Lon), Ph. D(Aber) 11/9/2020 Dr. Al-Hayani 1

Outcome=Aims=Goals • Why this lecture? • Types of Firearms? • Firearm Wounds? • Examination of victim of firearms? • Suicide, Homicide or Accident? • Your Role 11/9/2020 Dr. Al-Hayani 2

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Types of Firearms 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Air-guns Hand-guns Shot-guns Automatic Rifles Military Weapons 11/9/2020 Dr. Al-Hayani 4

Air-guns • Least dangerous • Can kill • Does not need license • Used for bird hunting 11/9/2020 Dr. Al-Hayani 5

Hand-guns • • • Illegal without license Used by police Different sizes Revolvers and Pistols Bore is rifled Fires bullet 11/9/2020 Dr. Al-Hayani 6

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Shot-guns n n n Single or double barreled Smooth or rifled bore Fires pellet (cartridge) Used for sports and hunting Commonest firearm used for suicide Illegal without license 11/9/2020 Dr. Al-Hayani 8

Firearms Wounds • Depend on type of firearm • Entrance and exit • Powder burn • Single or multiple • Depend on distance of shooting 11/9/2020 Dr. Al-Hayani 9

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Examination of a Victim 1. Crime scene examination 2. Body examination 11/9/2020 Dr. Al-Hayani 12

Crime Scene Examination • Bullet case • Firearms • Blood distribution • Anything around the body • Position of body 11/9/2020 Dr. Al-Hayani 13

Body Examination • Wounds (number, size, sites) • Powder burns (take swab) • Do X-Ray • Get bullet from body for examination 11/9/2020 Dr. Al-Hayani 14