[Expert evaluation of the gunshot distance based on the volume of wound canal in flat bones].
Different-distance experimental shots were made from a rifled gun at flat bones. Those shot distances were established, at which the wound canal had the smallest volume, and, at which entry and exit holes were virtually identical and matched the bullet diameter. A bigger shot distance was associated with an increasing volume of the wound canal caused by a bigger exit hole. A smaller shot distance led, also, to an increasing volume of the wound canal caused by bigger entry and exit holes. The volume of the wound canal in flat bones can be used as a reliable criterion in assessing the shot distance.
Dubrovina
I A
IA
Dubrovin
I A
IA
Arsen'ev
A B
AB
D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D005389:Firearms; D044709:Forensic Ballistics / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000473:pathology*