Use of a metal detector in the search for bullets during autopsy

M Turletti; P Tappero

Use of a metal detector in the search for bullets during autopsy

Panminerva Med. 1993 Dec;35(4):237-9.

Authors

M Turletti¹, P Tappero

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medical and Forensic Sciences, University of Turin, Italy.

PMID: 8202339

Abstract

The paper reports the results obtained from the use of a CEIA PD 140 S metal detector to search for bullets during the course of medicolegal tests. The instrument was found to be of value in identifying their presence up to a distance of 5-7.5 cm from the sensitive detection area.

MeSH terms

Autopsy
Equipment Design
Foreign Bodies / diagnosis*
Forensic Medicine / instrumentation*
Humans
Metals
Sensitivity and Specificity
Wounds, Gunshot / pathology*

Substances

Metals