Explosion
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This male individual placed an explosive detonator in his mouth. There was extensive destruction of the bone and…
Germany - On New Year's Eve, a 33-year old hobby pyrotechnician sustained a lethal craniofacial trauma secondary to…
Mishawaka, Indiana, US. In the fall of 2011, the badly injured body of a 65-year-old male was found…
1994 - Rheine, Germany. A Chinese hand grenade type 86 P (weight approx. 290 g, approx. 1600 steel…
Fatal injuries from a hand grenade. A grenade is an explosive weapon typically thrown by hand (also called…
Anterior aspect of a man who had constructed an explosive device using dynamite. The device probably detonated prematurely,…
Two young men were killed in a residence when a military-type explosion device detonated. The extent of the…
Explosive-induced trauma of the jaw and mouth, with gaping lacerations and tears. Deaths involving explosives may occur intentionally,…
! Child death warning ! The Russia-Ukraine war, now entering its fourth year as of April 2025, has…
This man committed suicide by holding a grenade with both hands close to his mouth. Deaths from explosive…
Mangled body after shell explosion, no further info. A shell, in a military context, is a projectile whose…
Localized injury by an explosive device. The soldier picked up an apparently ‘dud’ smoke shell, which then detonated.…
Opening of the abdominal body cavity following the (probably accidental) explosion of a homemade pipe bomb containing black…
This individual was a victim of an explosion, with severe destruction in the thorax and abdomen due to…
Fatal injury on the side of the neck and jaw after a shell explosion, no further info. A…
India. On the 22nd of May 2010, a Boeing 737-800 aircraft crashed at the Mangalore International Airport killing…
Spain. Extensive destruction caused by an explosive device. No further info. Fig.1 Extensive destruction caused by an explosive…
India. On a fateful day, a 27-year-old mechanic was fixing the compressor of a nonworking AC when there…
Explosive-induced trauma of the upper posterior part of the trunk with decapitation and gaping lacerations of the superior…
Identification may sometimes be challenging when the victim has severe injuries. This individual has facial injuries from a…
Facial injuries sustained when a letter bomb exploded as it was being opened. No further info. It is…
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was a scheduled passenger flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur that was shot down…
US. A 20-year-old white man was found dead by his father in the subject’s bedroom, reclining in a…
Colombia - November 2003. Six police officers died in a road explosion by guerrilla group FARC. According to…
March 2016 - Belo Horizonte, Brazil. A 37-year-old man was found dead by his father at his residence…
Vandalia, Ohio. On June 22, 2013, an airplane carrying wing walker Jane Wicker crashed at the Vectren Dayton…
November 2017 - Belo Horizonte, Brazil. A 57-year-old female was found dead in a room in the residence…
January 2017 - Pretoria, South Africa. A 76-year-old Caucasian man was admitted to a medico-legal postmortem examination after…
Detroit, MI. USA - A 21-year-old man was noted by family members to go into the garage behind…
Blast injury. The suicide victim detonated one kilogram of TNT on his chest. No further info. Explosive-caused injuries…
