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

What feature is common around a close-range firearm entry wound?

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The answer and the reasoning

C. Soot deposition

Close-range discharge can deposit soot on skin and clothing near an entry wound, whereas everted edges are more typical of exit wounds.

Option by option

  • A. Healing scar

    A healing scar is unrelated to acute firearm range assessment.

  • B. Wide everted edges

    Wide everted edges favor an exit wound.

  • C. Soot deposition (correct)

    Correct: soot can mark a close-range entry wound.

  • D. Tissue bridges

    Tissue bridges suggest laceration from blunt force.

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What is the answer to this Forensic Medicine question?

The best answer is C, Soot deposition. Close-range discharge can deposit soot on skin and clothing near an entry wound, whereas everted edges are more typical of exit wounds.

Why is "Healing scar" not the answer?

A healing scar is unrelated to acute firearm range assessment.

Why is "Wide everted edges" not the answer?

Wide everted edges favor an exit wound.

Why is "Tissue bridges" not the answer?

Tissue bridges suggest laceration from blunt force.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Firearm injuries in Forensic Medicine. The correct option holds because: Correct: soot can mark a close-range entry wound.

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.