Difference between revisions of "Gunshot wounds"

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 **Wad marks - typically have sharp edges +/- sharp corners.
-===Distant===
+===Indeterminate===
+:Previously known as '''''distant''''', as this is the pattern seen if a shooter is far from the victim.
 *No soot.
 *No stippling.
 Notes:
-*Absence of soot & stippling does '''not exclude''' near range -- may be assoc. with clothing or intermediate target separated from the victim post-injury.
+*Absence of soot & stippling does '''not exclude''' near range; the lack of soot and stippling may be explained by clothing ''or'' an intermediate target that separated from the victim post-injury.
+*'''''Intermediate''''' should '''not''' be confused with '''''indeterminate'''''.
 ==Injury severity due to GSWs==