Your patient is a 55-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Which of the following does NOT have a bearing on the mechanism of injury analysis?

A) The distance of the shooter from the victim at the time of injury
B) The type of ammunition used
C) Whether the shooter is right- or left-handed
D) The type of firearm used

C

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a. Chlorine dioxide b. Sodium hypochlorite c. Iodophors d. None of the above

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