Firearm injuries: practice question

A Forensic Medicine question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Forensic Medicine · Firearm injuries

Sample item

In a contact firearm wound, what may be seen around the entry wound?

Original practice item, not a recalled exam question. Nothing here is recorded.

The answer and the reasoning

C. Soot and singeing

This Firearm injuries item is resolved by the defining principle: Soot and singeing best matches the stated finding or public-health measure.

Option by option

  • A. Wide exit abrasion

    Wide exit abrasion is not the best fit because it does not establish the requested firearm injuries conclusion.

  • B. Defensive cuts

    Defensive cuts may be relevant elsewhere, but it conflicts with the central fact given here.

  • C. Soot and singeing (correct)

    Correct. Soot and singeing directly addresses the key clue in this scenario.

  • D. Patterned bruise

    Patterned bruise does not explain the finding or provide the indicated intervention.

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What is the answer to this Forensic Medicine question?

The best answer is C, Soot and singeing. This Firearm injuries item is resolved by the defining principle: Soot and singeing best matches the stated finding or public-health measure.

Why is "Wide exit abrasion" not the answer?

Wide exit abrasion is not the best fit because it does not establish the requested firearm injuries conclusion.

Why is "Defensive cuts" not the answer?

Defensive cuts may be relevant elsewhere, but it conflicts with the central fact given here.

Why is "Patterned bruise" not the answer?

Patterned bruise does not explain the finding or provide the indicated intervention.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Firearm injuries in Forensic Medicine. The correct option holds because: Correct. Soot and singeing directly addresses the key clue in this scenario.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Firearm injuries?

Learn postmortem changes with their timelines, and toxicology as poison, sign, test and antidote. Then use the flashcards and the other Forensic Medicine questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.