Abstract：
:Celebratory gunfire injuries from "falling bullets" occur when guns are fired into the air during celebrations without realizing that this can cause serious injuries or even fatalities. Fatal celebratory gunfire injury is an uncommonly reported event in the continental United States. Our electronic database was queried for homicides occurring within days of July 4th and December 31st over a 14-year period. We describe two cases of fatal gunfire injury due to celebratory gunfire occurring during New Year's Eve in Southern Florida. The relevant literature is reviewed. These case reports illustrate that fatal gunfire injuries sustained from "falling bullets" may pose as an unexpected mimic to sudden natural deaths especially in patients with prior medical history. A high index of suspicion to recognize such injury is required particularly during holidays.
journal_name
J Forensic Scijournal_title
Journal of forensic sciencesauthors
Rapkiewicz AV,Shuman MJ,Hutchins KDdoi
10.1111/1556-4029.12258subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2014-01-01 00:00:00pages
268-70issue
1eissn
0022-1198issn
1556-4029journal_volume
59pub_type
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