If you find an entrance wound, you always look for...

• A. Exit Wound
• B. Entrance Wound
• C. Laceration
• D. Bruise

Answer: (A)

When you see an entrance wound, you should look for an exit wound. The projectile usually travels through the body, so finding the exit wound reveals the full path and the extent of injury. Locating the exit wound helps you assess which tissues and organs may be involved, gauge bleeding risk, and guide rapid decisions for treatment and evacuation. If no exit wound is found, there may be retained fragments or an internal path that didn’t exit, but you still complete the wound survey. The other injuries listed, like a separate laceration or bruise, aren’t the typical paired finding to search for after an entrance wound in ballistic trauma.