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exit wound

Forensic pathology The “goodbye” lesion that a bullet or other projectile causes when leaving the body; EWs are often larger than the entrance wound, due to tumbling and deformation of the bullet. Cf Entrance wound, Execution wound.
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"MSF medical teams note the injuries include an extreme level of destruction to bones and soft tissue, and large exit wounds that can be the size of a fist," it stated in a report on April 19.
A deer must lose a third of its blood to die, and the best way to accomplish that is by using a very sharp broadhead and making an accurate shot that creates a low exit wound.
She told the inquest it was unusual for there to be no exit wound with a close range shot but that it can occur if the bullet breaks up inside the skull.
The bullet unraveled her dark hair, restructured a pencil-shaped column of blood, brain and fragments of bone, plunged it through her exit wound, sealed the tear on her forehead then spun into the muzzle of the Sergeant's M-4.
The steel bar had gone through his thigh leaving a huge entry and exit wound," said the doctor.
If it's lightning, you should see an exit wound somewhere below the split bark; some charred wood is also typical.
Number of Entry Wounds Vis-a-vis Number of Exit Wounds on the Body of Homicidal Firearm Victims: It is evident from the present study (Table 2) that were there was no exit wound in maximum number (38.63%) of cases followed by those (19.31) who had two exit wounds, one exit wound in 18.18%, more than three exit wounds and three exit wound in 10.22 per cent cases only.
Qadoush's body was taken to Rashidiya Hospital in Nablus.Medical sources told Wafa that Qadoush had been shot once in the left side of his chest, killing him instantly, and added that the bullet left a small entry wound but no exit wound. He is the third youth to be killed in this area by settlers in the course of the past year.The Israeli online newspaper Ha'aretz quoted a Palestinian complaint filed on behalf of the villagers that said Qadoush had been throwing rocks at settlers, who approached him and began to beat him, then shot him in the shoulder.
The corresponding exit wound was nine inches deep found at the ninth and tenth inter-vertebral space lateral to the spinal vertebra on the left side.
Sounding like a cross between Jimi Hendrix, Micky Free and Robin Trower, Exit Wound, a.k.a.
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