ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 October 1981
Page Count: 9

Rebirth of Exploding Ammunition—A Report of Six Human Fatalities
Davis, JH
Chief medical examiner, Dade County, Fla.

Tate, LG
Associate medical examiner, Broward County Medical Examiner's Office, Fla.

DiMaio, VJM
Chief medical examiner, Medical Examiner's Office, Tex.

(Received 16 December 1980; accepted 1 April 1981)

Abstract

We report six human fatalities caused by exploding handgun bullets. There appears to be no significant wounding difference between exploding and nonexploding ammunition. The history and diagnostic characteristics of exploding bullets are stressed.

Keywords:
pathology and biology, wound ballistics, ballistics, exploding ammunition, X-ray examination, patterned injuries, firearms, handguns

Paper ID: JFS11416J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS11416J
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