[Biomechanical and clinical interpretation of firearm wounds. General problems. VII. Propedeutic ABC of terminal ballistics]

Chir Ital. 1993 Feb-Dec;45(1-6):103-10.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

The parallelism breaks down, and the bullet, which is now the subject, speeds towards the object, the body, its target. The ideal vantage point for capturing the moment of impact is the nose. We set up our station here, imaging that were are a kind of TV camera recording with cold objectivity, in slow motion, instant by instant, the marks and the impact made by the hard body on its soft target.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Biomechanical Phenomena
  • Firearms*
  • Humans
  • Skin / injuries
  • Wounds, Gunshot* / diagnosis
  • Wounds, Gunshot* / physiopathology