Review of wound ballistic research and its applicability to wildlife management
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2013 Wound ballistics is a science that has been gaining attention in wildlife management because of the movement toward non‐lead bullets for hunting and wildlife management projects.
Joe N. Caudell
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Determined to die! Ability to act following multiple self-inflicted gunshot wounds to the head. The cook county office of medical examiner experience (2005-2012) and review of literature [PDF]
, 2015 Cases of multiple (considered 2+) self-inflicted gunshot wounds are a rarity and require careful examination of the scene of occurrence; thorough consideration of the decedent’s psychiatric, medical, and social histories; and accurate postmortem ...
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Efficiency of low versus high airline pressure in stunning cattle with a pneumatically powered penetrating captive bolt gun [PDF]
, 2017 The efficiency of stunning cattle was assessed in 443 animals (304 pure Zebu and 139 crossbred cattle), being mainly mature bulls and cows. Cattle were stunned using a Jarvis pneumatically powered penetrating captive bolt gun operating with low (160–175 ...
Costa, F A D +4 more
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Gunshot wound without entrance hole: where is the trick? - a case report and review of the literature [PDF]
, 2015 The presence at CT scan of more retained bullets than expected could be a very difficult interpretation challenge in the early management of gunshot wounds.
Baiocchi, G +5 more
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Military Medical Research, 2018 Background Ballistics gelatin is a common tissue surrogate used in bacterial contamination models for projectile wounds. Although these studies have demonstrated that bacteria are transferred from the surface of the gelatin to the wound track by a ...
Jessica J. Evans +3 more
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Calpains, Cleaved Mini-Dysferlin(C72), and L-Type Channels Underpin Calcium-Dependent Muscle Membrane Repair [PDF]
, 2013 Dysferlin is proposed as a key mediator of calcium-dependent muscle membrane repair, although its precise role has remained elusive. Dysferlin interacts with a new membrane repair protein, mitsugumin 53 (MG53), an E3 ubiquitin ligase that shows rapid ...
Cooper, ST +8 more
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Penetrating cardiac injury resulting in a bullet embolus: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Trauma and InjuryBullet embolism is a potential complication of a gunshot wound, especially with a low-velocity missile. This is because the trajectory of the low-velocity bullet can be significantly slowed as it passes through tissue. An unusual form of travel can occur
Sammy Shihadeh +4 more
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An investigation into the behaviour of air rifle pellets in ballistic gel and their interaction with bone [PDF]
, 2010 Although air weapons are considerably lower in power than other firearms, there is increasing concern that serious injuries can result from their misuse.
Allison, R., Beard, J., Wightman, Graham
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Gunshot wounds: A review of ballistics related to penetrating trauma
Journal of Acute Disease, 2014 Civilian gunshot injuries from handgun and rifle ammunition vary in severity depending on the anatomic location involved and the different effects from the ballistic properties of the penetrating projectiles. Ballistic factors such as the impact velocity
Panagiotis K. Stefanopoulos +3 more
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A pilot study examining garment severance damage caused by a trained sharp-weapon user [PDF]
, 2016 The pilot study summarized in this paper aimed to raise awareness of a gap that exists in the forensic textile science literature about damage caused to clothing by trained sharp-weapon users.
Carr, D. J. +4 more
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