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Traumatology

Mechanical trauma
Classification
 Blunt force injury
abrasions
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bruises or contusions
lacerations

 Sharp force injury


incised wounds
stabs

 Fire arm injury


shot gun
rifled fire arm
uraizy

Fire
arms
identification
FA identification

Auto-load shot gun


uraizy
FA identification

Bolt action shot gun


uraizy
FA identification

Pump action shot gun


uraizy
FA identification

Double-barrel breech
loading shot gun
uraizy
FA identification

Rifled fire arms


uraizy

Revolver
Traumatology
Fire arms
uraizy Bisley Revolver
Traumatology
Fire arms
uraizy Pistol
Traumatology
Fire arms
uraizy Revolver with telescope
Traumatology
Fire arms
uraizy Black hawk revolver
Traumatology
Fire arms
uraizy

Parts
of a
cartridge
FA identification

Cartridges
uraizy

shot gun rifled fire arm


FA identification

Cartridges
uraizy

Revolver Rifle
Traumatology
Fire arms
uraizy Types of gun powder
FA identification

Cartridges
uraizy
FA identification

Bullets
uraizy
FA identification
uraizy Rifled fire arm cartridges
FA identification

Rifled fire arm energies


Type Muzzle V2 Difference
of weapon velocity in KE

Low 600 ft/s 360000 1x


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velocity
High 900 ft/s 810000 2.3x
velocity
V high 1400 ft/s 1960000 5.4x
velocity
Ultra high 2100 ft/s 4410000 12.3x
velocity
FA identification

Bullets
uraizy

Winchester bullet comparison


FA identification

Air gun pellets


uraizy
Traumatology
Fire arms
uraizy Air gun pellets
FA injury
uraizy Wads & shots

Recovered on post-mortem examination


FA mechanism

Shot gun fire


uraizy

Shots carried in a plastic cup to reduce dispersal


FA identification
uraizy Trap for test patterns
FA identification

Gun shot residue


uraizy
FA identification

Gun shot
residue
(GSR)
uraizy

A GSR grain
seen under SEM
X 2800
FA identification

Fire tank
uraizy
Traumatology
Fire arms

Test
firing
uraizy
FA identification

Cotton swab
kit
uraizy

for GSR collection


from wounds
FA phenomena

Fire arm
phenomena
uraizy

upsetting of
bullet

leading to bursting
of barrel
FA phenomena

Fire arm
phenomena
uraizy

cg
FA phenomena

Fire arm
phenomena
uraizy
FA phenomena

Fire arm
phenomena
uraizy

Tail wag or yawing of bullet


FA phenomena

Fire arm
phenomena
uraizy

Tumbling of bullet
FA phenomena

Fire arm
phenomena
uraizy

ricochette
of bullet

6o-8o
FA phenomena

Fire arm
phenomena
uraizy

Cookie cutter
main injury
Cookie cutter etching
etching main
injury

Satellite injuries
FA phenomena

Fire arm
phenomena
uraizy

8 ft

Billiard ball
ricochette

2 ft
FA injury
uraizy Shot gun injury

Billiard ball ricochet effect


FA phenomena

unchoked gun
Fire arm quarter choke

phenomena half choke


full choke
uraizy

Choking
effect in
shot guns
Spread of shots after
30 yards
FA phenomena

Fire arm
phenomena
uraizy

Choking
effect in
shot guns
FA identification
uraizy Comparison microscope
FA identification

Comparison
stereoscope
uraizy

stage showing a
bullet mounted for
examination
FA identification

Comparison
stereoscope
uraizy

With camera and


monitor attached
FA identification

Cartridge head comparison

test crime test crime


cartridge cartridge cartridge cartridge
uraizy

1 2
Traumatology
Fire arms
uraizy Fire arm identification

Bullet comparison
FA identification

Gun
identification
uraizy

Rifling marks
with a twist
to the right
FA identification

Bullet comparison

crime bullet
test bullet
uraizy
Traumatology
Fire arms
Fire arm identification
Crime bullet Test bullet
uraizy

Bullet comparison
Traumatology
Fire arms
uraizy Fire arm identification

Land marks on bullet


FA identification
Bullet comparison
test bullet crime bullet
1
uraizy

2
FA injury

Cycle of fire
1 Feeding the cartridge
2 Chambering
uraizy

3 Locking
4 Firing
5 Obturation
6 Unlocking
7 Extraction
8 Ejection
Traumatology
Fire arms
uraizy Gun identification

Extractor marks
FA injury

‘Products of fire’

1
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1
1
FA injury

‘Products of fire’

1 flame
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1
1
FA injury

‘Products of fire’

1 flame 2
uraizy

2
1
1
2

2
FA injury

‘Products of fire’

1 flame 2
uraizy

2 gases of
combustion
1
1
2

2
FA identification

‘Products of fire’

1 flame 2
uraizy

2 gases of
combustion
3 1
1
2

2
3
FA identification

‘Products of fire’

1 flame 2
uraizy

2 gases of
combustion
3 smoke 1
1
2

2
3
FA identification

‘Products of fire’

1 flame 2
uraizy

2 gases of
combustion 4
3 smoke 1
4 1
2

2
3
FA injury

‘Products of fire’

1 flame 2
uraizy

2 gases of
combustion 4
3 smoke 1
4 burning 1
2
powder

2
3
FA injury

‘Products of fire’

1 flame 2
uraizy

2 gases of
combustion 4
3 smoke 1
4 burning 1
powder
2
5
5
2
3
FA injury

‘Products of fire’

1 flame 2
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2 gases of
combustion 4
3 smoke 1
4 burning 1
powder
2
5
5 unburnt
powder 2
3
FA injury

‘Products of fire’

1 flame 2
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2 gases of
combustion 4
3 smoke 1
4 burning 1
powder
2
5
5 unburnt
powder
2
6 3
FA injury

‘Products of fire’

1 flame 2
uraizy

2 gases of
combustion 4
3 smoke 6 1
4 burning 1
powder
2
5
5 unburnt
powder
2
6 projectile 3
FA injury

Effects of products of fire

1 Flame scorching, burning, singeing


uraizy

2 Gases of combustion singeing, bursting,


swelling
3 Smoke blackening, fouling
4 Burning powder burns, tattooing
5 Unburnt powder tattooing
6 Projectile injury
FA injury

Products of fire
uraizy
FA injury

Distances of fire
uraizy

contact
FA injury

Distances of fire

near contact
uraizy
FA injury

Distances of fire
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near distance
FA injury

Distances of fire
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distant
FA injury

Distances of fire

near contact
uraizy

distant
contact
near distance
FA injury

Mechanism of rifled fire arm injury production

Normal skin
uraizy

Grease collar
abrasion
collar
gyroscopic
velocity
injury

projectile
stippling or
tattooing

near-distance fire
FA injury

Unprocessed test fire patterns


uraizy

3” 9”

15” 21” 27”


FA injury

Processed test fire patterns


uraizy

3” 9”

15” 21” 27”


FA injury

Griess test fire standards


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3” 9”

15” 21” 27”


FA injury

.38 Smith & Wesson


fire patterns
uraizy
FA inury

Rifled fire arm


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injuries
FA injury
uraizy Rifled fire arm injury

Contact fire on temple


stellate injury
FA injury

Rifled
fire arm
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injury

Contact fire
FA inury
uraizy Distant rifled fire arm injury
FA injury
uraizy Suicidal fire arm injury
FA inury

Rifled fire arm injury


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.38 entry .38 exit


.22 exit
revolver exit
FA injury

Rifled fire arm injury


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near contact suicidal contact suicidal


FA injury

Shot gun injury


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410 chest 12 bore temple


FA injury
Shot gun injury
contact near contact
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near distance distant


Traumatology
Fire arms
uraizy Shot gun projectiles
FA injury
uraizy Rifled fire arm injury

Gutter wound – by a grazing bullet


FA injury
uraizy Shot gun injury

‘billiard-ball ricochet’ effect


FA injury
uraizy Rifled fire arm injury

.38 entry & exit wounds


FA injury

Rifled
fire arm
injury
uraizy

.22 exit wound


FA injury
uraizy Rifled fire arm injury

Near-distant injury
FA injury
Rifled fire arm injury

Burnt powder
particles
uraizy

Near-contact wound
FA injury
uraizy Shot gun injury

.410 to chest
FA injury
Rifled fire arm skull injury

entry wound
exit wound
uraizy

bevelled in bevelled out


FA injury
uraizy Rifled fire arm injury

Black eye
FA injury
uraizy Shot gun injury

Distant injury
FA injury
uraizy Rifled fire arm injury

Entry wound in kidney


FA injury
uraizy Rifled fire arm injury

Exit wound kidney


FA injury

Rifled
fire
arm
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injury

exit wound
FA injury
uraizy Rifled fire arm injury

Distant injury
FA injury
uraizy Rifled fire arm injury

Distant injury
FA inury

Shot gun
uraizy

injuries
FA injury

Shot gun
injury
uraizy

Suicidal
wounds
FA injury
uraizy Shot gun injury

Near-distance injury
FA injury

Shot gun
injury
uraizy

Multiple pellets
in skull xray
FA injury
uraizy Shot gun injury

Near contact
shot
FA injury
uraizy Shot gun injury

Near-contact shot
FA injury

Shot gun
injury
uraizy

Near-distant
wound
FA injury
uraizy Shot gun injury

wads and pellets


FA injury

Rifled
fire arm
uraizy

injury

Contact fire
with muzzle
impression
FA injury
uraizy Rifled fire arm injury

Contact fire
FA injury
uraizy Shot gun injury

Distant injury
FA injury
uraizy Rifled fire arm injury

Blood spatter & soot


FA injury

Rifled
uraizy

fire arm
injury

Bullet
projecting
from skin
FA injury
uraizy Rifled fire arm injury

Entry wound
FA injury

Rifled
fire arm
injury
uraizy

Bullet track
FA injury
uraizy Rifled fire arm injury

Bullet tray in clay


FA injury
uraizy Rifled fire arm injury

Bullet in thoracic spine


FA identification
uraizy Bullet behaviour

Deformation within body


FA injury
uraizy Rifled fire arm injury

Entry & exit wounds


FA injury
uraizy Rifled fire arm injury

Distant entry wound


FA injury

Rifled
fire
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arm
injury
exit
wounds
FA injury
uraizy Shot gun injury

Skull xrays
FA injury

Rifled
fire
arm
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injury

Through roof
of mouth
FA injury

Rifled
fire
arm
uraizy

injury

Suicide
through
mouth
FA injury
uraizy Rifled fire arm injury

Repaired femoral vessels


FA injury

Rifled
fire
arm
uraizy

injury

Injury
to
internal
iliac
FA injury
uraizy Rifled fire arm injury

GSW liver
FA injury
uraizy Rifled fire arm injury

GSW liver
FA injury
uraizy Rifled fire arm injury

GSW head of pancreas


FA injury
uraizy Rifled fire arm injury

Haematoma kidney
FA injury

Rifled
fire arm
uraizy

injury

Skull wounding
FA injury
uraizy Rifled fire arm injury

Bullet fragments in skull


FA injury
Rifled fire arm injury

entry
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exit

Bevelling phenomenon
FA injury
uraizy Rifled fire arm injury

Bevelled in wound
FA injury
uraizy Rifled fire arm injury

Bevelled out injury


FA injury

Rifled
fire
uraizy

arm
injury
Gutter
wound
FA injury
uraizy Rifled fire arm injury

Low velocity distant bullet injury


FA injury
uraizy Rifled fire arm injury

Multiple bullet entry wounds


FA injury
uraizy Rifled fire arm injury

Near-distant injury
FA injury
uraizy Rifled fire arm injury

Near-distant injury
FA injury
uraizy Rifled fire arm injury

Pen pistol injury


FA injury

Rifled
fire
uraizy

arm
injury

Revolver
exit
FA injury
uraizy Rifled fire arm injury

Contact fire
FA injury
uraizy Rifled fire arm injury

Slit exit
FA identification
uraizy Rifled fire arm phenomenon

Soot on hand
FA injury

Rifled
fire
arm
uraizy

injury

Stellate
exit
wound
FA injury

Rifled
fire
arm
injury
uraizy

Suicidal
near-contact
FA injury

Rifled
fire
arm
uraizy

injury

Suicidal
near
contact
FA injury

Rifled
fire
arm
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injury

Near-distant
injury
FA injury

Rifled
fire
arm
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injury

Near-distant
injury
‘tattooing’
FA injury
uraizy Rifled fire arm injury

Near-distant injury
FA damage
uraizy Rifled fire arm injury

Through a coarse garment


FA injury
uraizy Shot gun injury

.410 to chest
FA injury
uraizy Shot gun injury

12 bore shot to temple


FA cases
uraizy JFK shooting

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