ABSTRACT

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.

chapter 1|28 pages

Firearms and Ammunition

chapter 2|18 pages

Forensic Aspects of Ballistics

chapter 3|9 pages

Wound Ballistics

chapter 5|23 pages

Wounds due to Handguns

chapter 6|11 pages

Wounds from Rimfire Firearms

chapter 7|33 pages

Wounds from Centerfire Rifles

chapter 8|46 pages

Wounds from Shotguns

chapter 9|20 pages

Bloody Bodies and Bloody Scenes

chapter 10|32 pages

Weapons and Ammunition

Miscellaneous

chapter 11|9 pages

X-Rays

chapter 12|17 pages

Detection of Gunshot Residues

chapter 13|7 pages

Correct Handling of Deaths from Firearms

chapter 14|22 pages

Suicide by Firearms