ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 January 1982
Page Count: 4

Tempered Plate Glass as an Intermediate Target and Its Effects on Gunshot Wound Characteristics
Dixon, DS
Deputy medical examiner, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, District of Columbia, DC

(Received 20 March 1981; accepted 6 May 1981)

Abstract

Gunshot entrance wounds may be markedly atypical when an intermediate object alters the behavior of a projectile. There may be confusion about weapon caliber, weapon type, and range of fire. A case demonstrating the effects of an intermediate glass target on a wound is presented.

Keywords:
pathology and biology, wound ballistics, ballistics, intermediate target

Paper ID: JFS11467J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS11467J
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