Bullet Embolism: Six Cases and a Review of the Literature
- 1 July 1972
- journal article
- review article
- Published by ASTM International in Journal of Forensic Sciences
- Vol. 17 (3) , 394-398
- https://doi.org/10.1520/jfs173720394
Abstract
A peripheral embolus of a bullet following a gunshot wound of a major artery or the heart is a rare occurrence. Perusal of the literature reveals only 44 cases of arterial bullet embolus since 1885 [1–20]. We have encountered six cases in Brooklyn, New YoKeywords
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