Gunshot Wounds

Question 2

Who produced the first commercial automatic pistol and in what year? (TJ)

Answer 2

Borchardt in 1893

Question 3

What is the minimum barrel length that is required by the US federal government for rifles to have?(TJ)

Answer 3

16”

Question 4

These type of wounds is followed by an abrasion ring on the epidermis(TJ)

Answer 4

Entrance Wounds

Question 5

What type of residue can be seen in contact and near-contact wounds

Answer 5

amorphous material/soot

Question 6

Define a shored exit wound.(TJ)

Answer 6

A wound from a bullet that had been altered by other factors ie. clothing

Question 7

True or false. Exit wounds are smaller in size than entrance wounds.(TJ)

Answer 7

False

Question 8

Full metal jacket (HC)

Answer 8

type of bullet for perforation, mainly used for target practice

Question 9

Hollow point (HC)

Answer 9

type of bullet for penetration, mainly used for self defense

Question 10

Semiautomatic (HC)

Answer 10

single bullet fired with each pull of the trigger

Question 11

Automatic (HC)

Answer 11

fires continuously until trigger is released

Question 12

Most common type of firearms (HC)

Answer 12

handgun, rifle, shotgun

Question 13

What is one of the most important parts of investigations relating to gunshot wounds? (RC)

Answer 13

determining “range of fire”

Question 14

What type of energy is transferred by a bullet (RC)

Answer 14

kinetic energy

Question 15

Soot (carbon) is produced by what (RC)

Answer 15

produced by combustion os the gunpowder emerges from the muzzle

Question 16

Where should you always look for soot (RC)

Answer 16

on the hands

Question 17

What could stippling or “powder tattooing” look like (RC)

Answer 17

it could look like insect activity

Question 18

what can a soot pattern help indicate? (EMM)

Answer 18

range of fire, angle of muzzle and barrel lengths

Question 19

stippling is associated with what range of fire? (EMM)

Answer 19

intermediate range wound (possibly close range as well)

Question 20

what is the difference between a penetrating and perforating gunshot wounds ? (EMM)

Answer 20

Penetrating - bullet enters but does NOT exit

Perforating- bullet enters and exits

Question 21

what are some characteristics of an exit wound? (EM)

Answer 21

-external beveling (blown out indication)
-no soot, stippling or muzzle imprint
-usually more irregular in shape

Question 22

what are the most common gunshot wound locations? (EMM)

Answer 22

heart, abdomen, head and lungs

Question 23

The appearance of the soot pattern depends on several factors(RR)

Answer 23

Range of fire
Caliber of weapon
Angle of muzzle
Type of weapon
Barrel length
Parts of body/type of tissue

Question 24

Types of gunshot wounds (RR)

Answer 24

Penetrating
Perforating
Gaze
Re-entry

Question 25

Gunshot wounds categories (RR)

Answer 25

Contact wounds
Angled-contact wounds
Intermediate
Hard-contact wounds
Near-contact wounds
Distant wounds

Question 26

Gunshot wounds complications (RR)

Answer 26

Traumatic brain injuries
Exsanguination
Paralysis or immediate death
Infections

Question 27

True or false should you photograph all weapons even if they were not used in case? (RR)

Answer 27

True