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Venous embolisation occurs when the bullet enters a large vein such as the vena cava or a cerebral sinus and then embolises to the right heart or pulmonary arteries. Small calibre, low velocity projectiles such as a 22 calibre bullet or birdshot pellets are most likely to embolise. Ballistics. Rifles and handguns, but not shotguns, have rifled ... ................
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