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A wound caused by a missile, esp a bullet, leaving a person's body.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
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What does the noun exit wound mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun exit wound . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
Puncture wounds are caused by a sharp object, for example a stick or metal railing, moving in a plane perpendicular to the skin surface. Penetrating wounds refer to those that have an entrance wound only, whereas perforating injuries refer to those with both an entrance and an exit wound.
- Foreword
- Introduction and scope
- History
- Self-loading pistols (Figure 1)
- Self-loading pistol operation (Figure 2)
- Revolvers (Figure 3)
- Revolver operation
- Shotguns (Figure 7)
- Double-barrelled and single-barrelled weapon operation
- Pump-action and self-loading weapon operation
- Flash hole Primer
- Production of ammunition
- Bullet styles
- How a centrefire cartridge works (Figure 12)
- Firing pin
- Firing pin
- Shotgun cartridge construction (Figures 15 and 16)
- Plastic closure
- Tear gas-firing (or gas/alarm) self-loading pistol operation
- 1.4 Internal ballistics
- 1.6 Terminal ballistics
- 2. Scene interpretation
- 2.1 Ricochet
- 2.2 Trajectory
- 2.4 Wound interpretation
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Identification of weapons
- Cartridge Cases
- 3.3 Comparison of fired items (Figures 22 and 23)
- 3.4 Linking ballistic material to a recovered weapon
- 3.5 The Integrated Ballistics Identification System (IBIS) (Figure 24)
- 4. Mechanical condition
- 4.1 Trigger pressures
- 4.2 Safety devices, external and internal (Figure 25)
- 4.3 Unintentional discharge
- 5.1 What is gunshot residue?
- Formation
- 5.2 Sampling
- Organic gunshot residue
- Organic gunshot residue
- 5.4 Classification
- Source apportionment of GSR-like particles
- Contamination
- Environmental contamination
- Firer or non-firer?
- Examples
- 7. The future
- Glossary
- Scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (SEM/EDS):
- Acknowledgements
- Editorial board
- Writing group
- Primer steering group
The judicial primers project is a unique collaboration between members of the judiciary, the Royal Society and the Royal Society of Edinburgh. The primers have been created under the direction of a Steering Group initially chaired by Lord Hughes of Ombersley who was succeeded by Dame Anne Rafferty DBE, and are designed to assist the judiciary when ...
The aim of this primer is to present: a scientific understanding of current practice for forensic ballistics and gunshot residue (GSR) examination used within a forensic science context; guidance to the judiciary in relation to the strengths and limitations of current interpretation and evaluations that can be made, in particular (a) the elements o...
In some interesting early examples, interpretation of material recovered following a shooting was used to draw logical conclusions. One famous example followed the death of a Union General, John Sedgwick, in the American Civil War. He chided his men for cowering from Confederate snipers, firing at 1000 yards, hubristically declaring “one couldn’t h...
Most self-loading pistols consist of a frame or receiver with a reciprocating slide. Sometimes the barrel is fixed to the receiver; sometimes this is a separate part which moves during the firing cycle. Generally, self-loading pistols operate using a spring-operated box magazine, the bulk of which is fitted into the handle of the pistol. They fire ...
During normal operation, a magazine is filled with a number of cartridges and is inserted into the magazine well. The pistol’s slide is pulled to the rear and released; as it travels forward, under the force of a spring, the top cartridge is stripped from the magazine and fed into the chamber. The pistol is now cocked and loaded. From this point, a...
Revolvers derive their name from the revolving cylinder that holds the cartridges. The cylindrical, rotating part of a revolver contains separate chambers revolving round a central axis to align the individual chambers with the rear of the barrel for firing. Cylinders typically hold six cartridges, but there are exceptions. Cartridge-firing revolve...
Revolvers are designed to be fired in single- or double-action mode. In single-action mode, the hammer is manually cocked. As the hammer is raised, the revolver’s cylinder rotates automatically to bring the next cartridge to be fired beneath the hammer. Once cocked, pressure on the trigger fires the weapon. In double-action mode, as the trigger is ...
There are four main types of shotgun: single-barrelled weapons, double-barrelled weapons, pump-action weapons and self-loading weapons.
Most double-barrelled shotguns have a so-called break action. This means that the weapon hinges just forward of the firing mechanism, exposing the rear of the barrels. In side-by-side weapons, the barrels are laid alongside each other; in ‘over and under’ shotguns, the barrels are one above the other. FIGURE 7 Typical double-barrelled shotgun (top...
Both these types of weapon have a single barrel. They are magazine-fed and the magazine is usually a tube beneath the barrel. Cartridges are fed into the magazine through a port on the underside of the weapon. Cartridges are chambered from the magazine either by operation of a pump handle (pump-action) or by manual operation of a bolt (self-loading...
Illustration created by Christopher Poole, National Ballistics Intelligence Service (NABIS).
Conventional centrefire cartridges can be produced in one of two ways: Factory made. The cartridges are assembled in a factory. Hand-loaded/reloaded. The spent primer is removed from a previously fired cartridge case. A replacement live primer is added to this cartridge case, with a measured quantity of propellant and a projectile, to form a new ro...
Bullets for use in cartridges come in a number of styles. These are categorised by shape, material and composition. Most bullets are made of lead or have lead in their composition. Some bullets have harder metal jackets, usually copper alloy or copper-plated steel. The jackets of bullets may cover all (full-metal jacket) or part (semi-jacketed) of ...
In a centrefire metallic cartridge, the firing pin strikes the primer in the centre of the base of the cartridge. The priming composition explodes and a jet of flame passes through the flash hole in the cartridge case and ignites the propellant powder within the body of the cartridge case. The propellant powder burns, producing a large volume of ga...
Illustration created by Christopher Poole, National Ballistics Intelligence Service (NABIS).
Illustration created by Christopher Poole, National Ballistics Intelligence Service (NABIS).
Conventional shotgun cartridges consist of five constituent parts: a cartridge case, propellant, primer, wad and a quantity of shot pellets or a single projectile. While generally made of lead alloy, shotgun pellets may be made of other materials, including steel, bismuth and tungsten. Generally, shot are spherical.
Illustration created by Christopher Poole, National Ballistics Intelligence Service (NABIS). Tear gas cartridges are essentially identical with the exception that they contain a small amount of tear gas material in the form of a finely divided crystalline solid. Such cartridges have coloured plastic closures, the colour indicating the type of tear ...
Normally, tear gas-firing self-loading pistols operate in an identical way to normal self-loading pistols, except no projectile (only tear gas) is expelled from the barrel. In addition, many of these pistols have a threaded muzzle to enable them to be fitted with a flare launcher, the flare being launched by using a standard blank cartridge.
The subject of internal ballistics covers the time from when the primer is struck until the projectile exits the barrel. When the trigger is pulled, the firing pin will strike the primer at the base of the cartridge. This causes a shower of sparks to ignite the propellant powder in the cartridge case. The propellant powder burns at a very high rate...
Terminal ballistics includes the study of wound ballistics, and generally relates to the behaviour and effects of a projectile when it has an impact on a target and transfers its energy thereto. Bullet design and the velocity of impact largely determine how effective the contact is. ‘Terminal ballistics’ covers the impact of any projectile striking...
The assessment and interpretation of a firearms crime/discharge scene is a very important part of the role of a firearms forensic scientist. Here we can determine a number of factors, including: number of weapons/type of weapon/firearm utilised number of discharges position of shooter or firing point angle of discharge range of fire. It is importan...
This is not a common occurrence in criminal shootings, but the firearms expert will assess the scene for yielding, semi-yielding or non-yielding surfaces, if it is suspected that the projectile has not followed a normal trajectory. In such cases, the bullet/projectile is likely to bear specific damage due to the effects of having ricocheted off a p...
Determining the trajectory of a bullet will help the scientist form a conclusion as to the location from where the shot was discharged. This can be done with the use of modern equipment such as lasers, but traditional methods, such as inserting steel rods through entry/exit holes, are still used, particularly in post-mortem examinations of victi...
This aspect is generally considered by a forensic pathologist. Nevertheless, ideally, a forensic pathologist working in conjunction with the firearms expert will be more likely to produce an accurate and reliable interpretation. Unfortunately, many myths surround how entry and exit wounds are differentiated, an example being that exit wounds are al...
Microscopic tool markings found on fired ballistic material, such as cartridge cases and bullets, are examined using a comparison microscope. This particular technique of examining ballistic tool markings is generically referred to as ‘microscopy’, and forms part of established forensic science practice used by ballistics examiners around the world...
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Dame Anne Rafferty DBE Lord Hughes of Ombersley Dame Sue Black DBE FRSE Sir Charles Godfray CBE FRS Lord Justice Peter Jackson Dr Julie Maxton CBE Dame Angela McLean DBE FRS Professor Niamh Nic Daéid FRSE Professor Sarah Skerratt Lord Turnbull Mr Justice Wall Mrs Justice Yip
Dame Anne Rafferty DBE Lord Hughes of Ombersley Dame Sue Black DBE FRSE Sir Charles Godfray CBE FRS Lord Justice Peter Jackson Dr Julie Maxton CBE Dame Angela McLean DBE FRS Professor Niamh Nic Daéid FRSE Professor Sarah Skerratt Lord Turnbull Mr Justice Wall Mrs Justice Yip
Dame Anne Rafferty DBE Lord Hughes of Ombersley Dame Sue Black DBE FRSE Sir Charles Godfray CBE FRS Lord Justice Peter Jackson Dr Julie Maxton CBE Dame Angela McLean DBE FRS Professor Niamh Nic Daéid FRSE Professor Sarah Skerratt Lord Turnbull Mr Justice Wall Mrs Justice Yip
Dame Anne Rafferty DBE Lord Hughes of Ombersley Dame Sue Black DBE FRSE Sir Charles Godfray CBE FRS Lord Justice Peter Jackson Dr Julie Maxton CBE Dame Angela McLean DBE FRS Professor Niamh Nic Daéid FRSE Professor Sarah Skerratt Lord Turnbull Mr Justice Wall Mrs Justice Yip
Dame Anne Rafferty DBE Lord Hughes of Ombersley Dame Sue Black DBE FRSE Sir Charles Godfray CBE FRS Lord Justice Peter Jackson Dr Julie Maxton CBE Dame Angela McLean DBE FRS Professor Niamh Nic Daéid FRSE Professor Sarah Skerratt Lord Turnbull Mr Justice Wall Mrs Justice Yip
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an entrance and an exit wound). Generally, puncture wounds do not cause serious ex-ternal bleeding, but there may be significant internal bleeding and damage to vital organs. •Avulsion. A torn or lost flap of skin (Figure 11-6). A portion of tissue separated from its base. It is either lost or left with a narrow base of attachment. •Amputation.
noun. /ˈeksɪt wuːnd/, /ˈeɡzɪt wuːnd/ a wound where a bullet that has entered somebody's body comes out again. A post-mortem revealed a large exit wound in his back. The exit wound made by the bullet was much larger than the entry wound. Want to learn more?
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Jan 1, 2022 · Exit wounds tend to occur when projectiles are non-deforming, excessively powerful, or red at a short range, or if the bullet encounters tissue that is minimal in thickness or density. 18 , 33
