Powder burn

A powder burn is a type of burn caused by exposure to the burning gases which are expelled from the muzzle of a firearm as it is fired.[1] Powder burns only occur when the person or burned is close to the discharging firearm, as the gases quickly dissipate.[2] This can be an indicator on a corpse of whether the person was shot at point-blank range or not.

References
  1. "powder burn - definition of powder burn by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia". Thefreedictionary.com. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
  2. "In order to leave powder burns on a body, how close would a gun have to be when fired? – The Blogs at HowStuffWorks". Blogs.howstuffworks.com. 2009-08-17. Archived from the original on 2009-08-21. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
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