Firearm injury (MCQ)
1- Choose the wrong statement regarding a case of rifled firearm injury .The
wound of entrance is usually irregular, when the skin is stuck by a bullet after:
A- Wobbling
B- Ricocheting
C- Having spent its energy
معز.د
E- Both (A+B)
شلفيط
2- In a case of rifled firearm contact wound the muzzle is produced because:
A-The skin presses against the metal (muzzle end of the barrel)
B-Gun recoils against skin
C-Both (A+B)
D-None of the above
3- In a case of non -rifled firearm .The diameter of the barrel is widest if it's bore is
A- 13 Bore
B- 20 Bore
C- 29 Bore
D- All of the above
4- The following are the commons signs of suicide due to firearm injury .Except:
A- Presence of powder mark at inlet
B- Cadaveric spasm (grasping the weapon)
C- Inlet takes a cruciate shape
D- Inlet is present at the back of the body
5- Each pallet will produce a separate areola of abrasions if the range of fire is:
A- 3Meters
B- 8Meters
C- 20Meters
D- None of the above
6- Powder marks can help in the following conditions, except:
A- Identification of the type of type of gun used
B- Differentiation between suicidal and homicidal
C- Estimation of the range of firing
D- Estimation of the postmortem interval
7- Choose correct statement regarding wads in a case of shotgun injury:
A- Wad injuries can be caused by the non metallic contents of a shotgun cartridge
B- Beyond a meter or two the wads may chop to miss the main wound
C- At close range wads may enter the wound and should be recovered at autopsy
D- All of the above are correct
Dr. Moez
Moez_sholfet@ 1 Sholfet
yahoo.com
, 8- Choose the correct statement: Regarding plastic bullet
A- They are effective within 20_40meters
B- They should not be fired at ranges less than 20 meters
C- Their range can be up to 120 meters
D- All of the above are correct
9- Ballistic examination of a spent bullet can determine:
A- The type of firearm used
B- Calibre of the firearm
C- Whether it was fired from a particular Weapon
D- All of the above
10 -In case of suicidal firearm wound, the inlet may be more frequently present:
A- In frontal bone
B- Anterior abdominal wall
C- In the eye
D- In the occipital bone
11- As regards the wounds of exit produced by a rifled firearm .tick mark the
correct statement:
A- Its margins are inverted
B- There is no tattooing
C- Usually amount of bleeding is less than inlet
D- It is smaller than the wound of inlet
12- Bore of non-rifled weapons equal:
A- Number of wads
B- Number of lead balls having same diameter as the inside barrel and weight 1
pound
C- Diameter of barrel
D- None of the above
13- In a case of death by firearm, backspatter may occur mostly in:
A- Suicidal
B- Homicidal
C- Accidental firing
D- All of the above
14- The exit wound of firearm in skull will show the following Except:
A- Internal bevelling
B- More large than inlet
C- Absence of powder marks
D- Less regular than inlet
15- Percussion cap in firearm weapon contains the following:
Dr. Moez
Moez_sholfet@ 2 Sholfet
yahoo.com
1- Choose the wrong statement regarding a case of rifled firearm injury .The
wound of entrance is usually irregular, when the skin is stuck by a bullet after:
A- Wobbling
B- Ricocheting
C- Having spent its energy
معز.د
E- Both (A+B)
شلفيط
2- In a case of rifled firearm contact wound the muzzle is produced because:
A-The skin presses against the metal (muzzle end of the barrel)
B-Gun recoils against skin
C-Both (A+B)
D-None of the above
3- In a case of non -rifled firearm .The diameter of the barrel is widest if it's bore is
A- 13 Bore
B- 20 Bore
C- 29 Bore
D- All of the above
4- The following are the commons signs of suicide due to firearm injury .Except:
A- Presence of powder mark at inlet
B- Cadaveric spasm (grasping the weapon)
C- Inlet takes a cruciate shape
D- Inlet is present at the back of the body
5- Each pallet will produce a separate areola of abrasions if the range of fire is:
A- 3Meters
B- 8Meters
C- 20Meters
D- None of the above
6- Powder marks can help in the following conditions, except:
A- Identification of the type of type of gun used
B- Differentiation between suicidal and homicidal
C- Estimation of the range of firing
D- Estimation of the postmortem interval
7- Choose correct statement regarding wads in a case of shotgun injury:
A- Wad injuries can be caused by the non metallic contents of a shotgun cartridge
B- Beyond a meter or two the wads may chop to miss the main wound
C- At close range wads may enter the wound and should be recovered at autopsy
D- All of the above are correct
Dr. Moez
Moez_sholfet@ 1 Sholfet
yahoo.com
, 8- Choose the correct statement: Regarding plastic bullet
A- They are effective within 20_40meters
B- They should not be fired at ranges less than 20 meters
C- Their range can be up to 120 meters
D- All of the above are correct
9- Ballistic examination of a spent bullet can determine:
A- The type of firearm used
B- Calibre of the firearm
C- Whether it was fired from a particular Weapon
D- All of the above
10 -In case of suicidal firearm wound, the inlet may be more frequently present:
A- In frontal bone
B- Anterior abdominal wall
C- In the eye
D- In the occipital bone
11- As regards the wounds of exit produced by a rifled firearm .tick mark the
correct statement:
A- Its margins are inverted
B- There is no tattooing
C- Usually amount of bleeding is less than inlet
D- It is smaller than the wound of inlet
12- Bore of non-rifled weapons equal:
A- Number of wads
B- Number of lead balls having same diameter as the inside barrel and weight 1
pound
C- Diameter of barrel
D- None of the above
13- In a case of death by firearm, backspatter may occur mostly in:
A- Suicidal
B- Homicidal
C- Accidental firing
D- All of the above
14- The exit wound of firearm in skull will show the following Except:
A- Internal bevelling
B- More large than inlet
C- Absence of powder marks
D- Less regular than inlet
15- Percussion cap in firearm weapon contains the following:
Dr. Moez
Moez_sholfet@ 2 Sholfet
yahoo.com
