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ArticleInternational journal of legal medicine2024

Blunt force trauma and blast injuries to head and chest caused by a potent pyrotechnic device: a case report.

Thomas Hunold, Daniel Wittschieber, Christian Ortmann, Senta Niederegger, Niklas Eckardt, Gita Mall, Holger Muggenthaler

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Article in International journal of legal medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Thomas HunoldInstitute of Legal Medicine, Jena University Hospital, Am Klinikum 1, 07747, Jena, Germany. thomas.hunold@med.uni-jena.de.
Daniel WittschieberInstitute of Legal Medicine, Jena University Hospital, Am Klinikum 1, 07747, Jena, Germany.
Christian OrtmannInstitute of Legal Medicine, Jena University Hospital, Am Klinikum 1, 07747, Jena, Germany.
Senta NiedereggerInstitute of Legal Medicine, Jena University Hospital, Am Klinikum 1, 07747, Jena, Germany.
Niklas EckardtDepartment of Radiology, Jena University Hospital, Am Klinikum 1, 07747, Jena, Germany.
Gita MallInstitute of Legal Medicine, Jena University Hospital, Am Klinikum 1, 07747, Jena, Germany.
Holger MuggenthalerInstitute of Legal Medicine, Jena University Hospital, Am Klinikum 1, 07747, Jena, Germany.
Jena University Hospital · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In times of peace and except for terrorist attacks, fatalities by explosions are rare. Fireworks have deadly potential, especially self-made or illegally acquired devices. The use of professional pyrotechnics by untrained persons poses a life-threatening hazard. We present a case of devastating blunt force and blast injuries to the head and chest of a young man. After ignition of a display shell (syn. a real shell or mortar shell) without the use of a launching pipe, the device hit the man's face, nearly simultaneously followed by the explosion of the burst charge. The autopsy revealed injuries to the face and forehead as well as extensive tissue structure damage and a massive contusion with a bloody edema of the lungs. Autopsy results are supplemented with CT imaging and 3D reconstruction of the fractured mid face, as well as histological and toxicological examinations. This case of a misused display shell demonstrates both its devastating destructive potential and the corresponding and rarely observed injury pattern.

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Blast InjuriesTerrorismWounds, NonpenetratingDiagnostic ImagingExplosionsHumansLungBlast lungsDisplay shellPyrotechnicsTrauma biomechanics

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PMID36609734
PMCPMC9823255
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