Short description
Offers critical information on gunshot wounds and the weapons and ammunition used to inflict them. This book describes practical aspects of ballistics, wound ballistics, and the classification of various wounds caused by handguns, bang guns, rifles, and shotguns.
Long description
Written by the nation's foremost authority on gunshot wounds and forensic techniques as they relate to firearm injuries, Gunshot Wounds: Practical Aspects of Firearms, Ballistics, and Forensic Techniques, Second Edition provides critical 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, bang guns, rifles, and shotguns. The final chapters explain autopsy technique and procedure and laboratory analysis relating to weapons and gunshot evidence.
Review
ABOUT THE FIRST EDITION: An excellent presentation of gunshot injuries including an abundance of information regarding weapons and ammunitionan absolute necessity within the library of any individual who deals with gunshot injuries. -Irvin M. Sopher, M.D., Chief Medical Examiner, State of West Virginia is an excellent composite of experience and chapters relating to firearms and ammunitions, the forensic aspects of ballistics, gunshot wounds classification and types, direction of fire, suicide and an overview of crime scene collection and handling of evidence. -Crime & Justice International, July/August 1999 ABOUT THE SECOND EDITION: Dr. Di Maio's vast knowledge and practical experience led to his first edition becoming mandatory reading within the forensic firearms community. This information, coupled with newly published research, has made this book the most current and comprehensive text on gunshot wounds. --Kramer Powley and Dean Dahlstrom, Canadian Society of Forensic Science, Vol. 33, No. 2
Table of contents
- Firearms and Ammunition The Forensic Aspects of Ballistics Wound Ballistics An Introduction to the Classification of Gunshot Wounds Wounds Due to Handguns Wounds from .22 Caliber Rimfire Weapons Wounds from Centerfire Rifles Wounds from Shotguns Bloody Bodies and Bloody Scenes Miscellaneous Weapons and Ammunition X-rays Detection of Gunshot Residues Correct Handling of Deaths from Firearms Suicide by Firearms Appendix A: Stopping Power and Hollow-Point Pistol Ammunition: Myths and Facts Appendix B: The Forensic Autopsy in Gunshot Wound Cases