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Gunshot Wounds Practical Aspects of Firearms, Ballistics, and Forensic Techniques, Third Edition




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Genere:Libro
Lingua: Inglese
Editore:

CRC Press

Pubblicazione: 10/2015
Edizione: Edizione nuova, 3° edizione





Note Editore

Written by the nation's foremost authority on gunshot wounds and forensic techniques as they relate to firearm injuries, this third edition of a bestseller provides critical updates to information on gunshot wounds and the weapons and ammunition used to inflict them. The book describes practical aspects of ballistics, wound ballistics, and the classification of various wounds caused by handguns, rifles, and shotguns. It also explains autopsy techniques and procedures and laboratory analyses relating to weapons and gunshot evidence. A much-needed update after nearly 20 years, the third edition of Gunshot Wounds provides the latest and most thorough information on firearms and best practices for examining firearm-related wounds.




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Firearms and AmmunitionSmall ArmsAmmunitionBulletsCivilian Firearms in the United StatesRight-to-Carry PermitsSource of Firearms Used By CriminalsReferencesGeneral ReferencesForensic Aspects of BallisticsClass and Individual Characteristics of BulletsComparison of BulletsCartridge CasesNational Integrated Ballistic Information NetworkBase Markings on BulletsExamination of Bullets for Tissue and Foreign MaterialDNA Typing of Tissue on Bullets and Cartridge CasesFingerprints and Examination of Firearms for DNABlack Powder FirearmsDischarge of a FirearmHang Fires—MisfiresReferencesGeneral ReferencesWound BallisticsTheory of WoundingWounding Characteristics of Handgun and Rifle BulletsReferencesGeneral ReferencesIntroduction to the Classification of Gunshot WoundsContact WoundsHard-Contact WoundsNear-Contact WoundsIntermediate-Range WoundsDistant Gunshot WoundsSootCylinder GapSilencers: Sound SuppressorsMuzzle Brakes/CompensatorsFlash SuppressorsGas Ports/VentsMiscellaneous Powder PatternsEntrance WoundsMicroscopic Examination of Gunshot WoundsFate of Tissue from Entrance and Exit DefectsGraze/Tangential/Superficial Perforating Entrance WoundsStippling: Powder Tattooing and Pseudopowder TattooingRicochet BulletsBoneAtypical Bullet Wounds of the SkullNonpenetrating Fatal Cranial Cavity WoundsIntracranial Pressure Waves and Secondary Fractures of the SkullPseudoexit WoundsCaliber Determination from Entrance Wounds in Skin and BoneBullet WipeBackspatterReferencesWounds due to HandgunsHandgun WoundsGas InjuriesTimed Test FiringsMuzzle Velocity of Saturday Night SpecialsAddendum: Centerfire Handgun CartridgesReferencesWounds from Rimfire Firearms.22 Magnum.22 Short, Long, and Long Rifle Cartridges.22 Ammunition.177 Rimfire AmmunitionWounds due to Rimfire AmmunitionReferencesGeneral ReferencesWounds from Centerfire RiflesMusketsBreech-Loading RiflesCenterfire Rifle BulletsAssault RiflesAddendum: Common American Rifle CalibersReferencesGeneral ReferenceWounds from ShotgunsShotgun AmmunitionShotWound Ballistics of the ShotgunShotgun WoundsMiscellaneous ObservationsTaurus JudgeReferencesBloody Bodies and Bloody ScenesPhysical Activity Following Gunshot WoundsExsanguinationWounds Seen in the Emergency RoomMinimal Velocities Necessary to Perforate SkinBullet EmboliGunshot Wounds of the BrainIntrauterine Gunshot WoundsLead Poisoning from Retained BulletsLocation of Fatal Gunshot WoundsBehavior of Ammunition and Gunpowder in FiresBlunt Force Injuries from FirearmsMultiple Gunshot Wounds through One EntranceFalling BulletsReaction-Response Times in Handgun ShootingsNonlethal/Less-Lethal Ballistic WeaponsReferencesWeapons and Ammunition: MiscellaneousAir/Nonpowder GunsPaintballsZip GunsNail Guns and Powder-Actuated ToolsCaptive Bolt Devices (Pistols)Bang Stick, Power Head, or Shark StickSympathetic Discharge of Rimfire FirearmsBullets without Rifling MarksElongated BulletsCast BulletsSabot AmmunitionTandem BulletsHandgun AmmunitionHollow-Point DesignFlechettesBlank Cartridge InjuriesInterchangeability of Ammunition in WeaponsMarkings and Foreign Material on BulletsEffect of Environmental Temperature on Bullet VelocityReferencesX-RaysVirtual Autopsy: Virtopsy®ReferencesDetection of Gunshot ResiduesGunshot ResidueSEM-EDXReferencesCorrect Handling of Deaths from FirearmsAutopsy ReportWho Should Perform the Autopsy?ReferenceSuicide by FirearmsSuicide by FirearmsSuicides due to Long ArmsGunshot Wound Suicides: MiscellaneousAccidental Deaths from FirearmsSlam-FiresMore Guns: More Accidents, Homicides, and Suicides?ReferencesAppendix A: Stopping Power and Hollow-Point Pistol AmmunitionAppendix B: Forensic Autopsy in Gunshot Wound Cases




Autore

Vincent J.M. Di Maio, MD, was a medical examiner and then deputy chief medical examiner in Dallas County, Texas. He then became the chief medical examiner in Bexar County (San Antonio), Texas from 1981 to 2006. He obtained his medical degree from SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. He is board-certified in anatomical, clinical, and forensic pathology. He has over 40 years of experience as a forensic pathologist and has been recognized with several awards. He is a fellow of the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME) and the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. He has authored many scientific publications, letters, and medical textbook chapters, has written three other texts in forensic psychology, and is editor-in-chief of The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology.










Altre Informazioni

ISBN:

9781498725699

Condizione: Nuovo
Collana: Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations
Dimensioni: 10 x 7 in Ø 2.15 lb
Formato: Copertina rigida
Illustration Notes:377 color images and 24 tables
Pagine Arabe: 355
Pagine Romane: xxii


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