In Alleged history of gun shot
injury.there is burning, blackening,
tattooing around the wound Dirt collar,
the injury is
a) Close shot entry wound
b) Close shot exit wound
c) Distant shot entry wound
d) distant shot exit wound
Correct Answer - A
Answer: A. Close shot entry wound
Buring, blackening, tattooing around the wound are features of
close shot entry.
And may occur in contact shot when muzzle end is not pressed
firmly.
The muzzle end is not pressed firmly or is loosened by recoil, flame,
gas and soot may escape sideways and soil the adjoining skin…
Parikh.
Grease collar or dirt collar is seen at firearm entry wound. It is a
black colored ring lining the entrance wound on the skin.
It is produced by removal of substances from the bullet as it
passes_through the skin,