Gunshot Wounds



Gunshot Wounds





BALLISTICS



  • Low velocity (<2,000 ft/sec): This includes all handguns.


  • High velocity (>2,000 ft/sec): This includes all military rifles and most hunting rifles.


  • Shotgun wounding potential is dependent on:

    1. Chote (shot pattern)

    2. Load (size of the individual pellet)

    3. Distance from the target


ENERGY



  • The kinetic energy (KE) of any moving object is directly proportional to its mass (m) and the square of its velocity (v2) and is defined by the equation: (KE =½mv2)


  • The energy delivered by a missile to a target is dependent on:

    1. The energy of the missile on impact (striking energy)

    2. The energy of the missile on exiting the tissue (exit energy)

    3. The behavior of the missile while traversing the target: tumbling, deformation, fragmentation


TISSUE PARAMETERS

Jun 17, 2016 | Posted by in ORTHOPEDIC | Comments Off on Gunshot Wounds

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