Difference between revisions of "Gunshot wounds"
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*Where the bullet strike, e.g. ascending aorta vs. brain vs. tibia vs. gluteus maximus. | *Where the bullet strike, e.g. ascending aorta vs. brain vs. tibia vs. gluteus maximus. | ||
*Kinetic energy of the bullet. | *Kinetic energy of the bullet. | ||
** | **<math>E_k=\frac{1}{2}mv^2</math>. | ||
***Velocity is more important -- as it is squared (duh). | ***Velocity is more important -- as it is squared (duh). | ||
*Cavitation effect; temporary cavity formation.<ref name=pmid19644779>{{cite journal |author=Maiden N |title=Ballistics reviews: mechanisms of bullet wound trauma |journal=Forensic Sci Med Pathol |volume=5 |issue=3 |pages=204–9 |year=2009 |pmid=19644779 |doi=10.1007/s12024-009-9096-6 |url=}}</ref> | *Cavitation effect; temporary cavity formation.<ref name=pmid19644779>{{cite journal |author=Maiden N |title=Ballistics reviews: mechanisms of bullet wound trauma |journal=Forensic Sci Med Pathol |volume=5 |issue=3 |pages=204–9 |year=2009 |pmid=19644779 |doi=10.1007/s12024-009-9096-6 |url=}}</ref> | ||