Viability of
anatomy
forensic medicine
forensic pathology
trauma management
wound management
Journal
BMJ military health
ISSN: 2633-3775
Titre abrégé: BMJ Mil Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101761581
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2022
Jun 2022
Historique:
received:
29
01
2020
revised:
13
04
2020
accepted:
14
04
2020
pubmed:
13
5
2020
medline:
26
5
2022
entrez:
13
5
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Handguns and rifles are often involved in violent deaths such as homicide and suicide. Consequently, forensic investigations are important to clarify the nature of ballistic trauma. This study investigated the differences in entrance and exit wound morphology with The ballistic experiments presented similarities in entrance wound morphology and exit wound bevelling with that of recognised forensic cases. As muzzle velocity increased, bevelling increased. Circumferential delamination is clearly visible with full metal jacket rounds, yielding similar bone damage morphology as human crania. Bovine scapulae seem appropriate for ballistic simulations of flat bone injuries on the macroscopic level, if the correct portion of the scapulae is deployed. More research is needed to further substantiate these interpretations.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Handguns and rifles are often involved in violent deaths such as homicide and suicide. Consequently, forensic investigations are important to clarify the nature of ballistic trauma.
METHODS
METHODS
This study investigated the differences in entrance and exit wound morphology with
RESULTS
RESULTS
The ballistic experiments presented similarities in entrance wound morphology and exit wound bevelling with that of recognised forensic cases. As muzzle velocity increased, bevelling increased. Circumferential delamination is clearly visible with full metal jacket rounds, yielding similar bone damage morphology as human crania.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Bovine scapulae seem appropriate for ballistic simulations of flat bone injuries on the macroscopic level, if the correct portion of the scapulae is deployed. More research is needed to further substantiate these interpretations.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32393517
pii: bmjmilitary-2019-001369
doi: 10.1136/bmjmilitary-2019-001369
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
196-199Informations de copyright
© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2022. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: All authors have approved the submission. The article is not being considered elsewhere and has not been previously published.