Blank cartridge injuries
A blank cartridge consists of primer, gunpowder
or smokeless powder and wadding but no bullet. Its function is to produce a
loud noise like that of an actual gunshot. Clinically and experimentally two
types of injury are produced. The first occurs where gunpowder is present in
the cartridge and consists of a penetration wound with the wadding and powder
granules acting as missiles. The second type of injury is a blast injury
produced by expanding combustion gases. This is seen when smokeless blank
cartridges, which are more combustible and have greater wounding power than
ordinary gunpowder, are used. Severe soft tissue and visceral injuries result.
Although shots fired from a distance with blank cartridges are harmless, skin
contact shots from 0,38 and 0,45 calibre blanks can produce severe and even
fatal wounds.
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