[Adverse outcome in post-operative period (small-shot wound) from arrosive bleeding in forensic practice]

The aim of this work is to draw the attention of forensic experts to the need to use new methodological approaches in postmortem morphological diagnostics of the lifetime injuries and the duration of death rate in forensic medical practice. A case of a fatal outcome from a small-shot gun wound complicated by arrosive bleeding in the postoperative period is considered. The missed opportunity to effectively use new methodological approaches in solving issues related to the completeness and timeliness of medical care is shown. The authors draw attention to the inadmissibility of using the nosological form with the code X94.9 ICD-10 «Attack by shooting from a small-shot gun» in the death certificate and suggest discussing the possibility to edit it for the 11th revision of the ICD.