Wound Ballistics

The essential reference work on wound ballistics, this guide features the latest diagnostic and simulation methods as well as information on the newest types of rounds. It covers every aspect of the specialism from fundamentals to physics to bomb fragments.

The definitive interdisciplinary reference work for wound ballisticsFundamentals in Physics, arms and ammunition, ballisticsSimulating gunshot wounds: Virtopsy a virtual autopsy method, combining CT, MRT and surface scanning and Materials that reproduce the interaction of soft tissue, bone and blood vessels with a bullet that penetrates the body.Wound ballistics for Short-range and long-range weapons, fragments, such as those from bombs and hand grenades, gas jets from blanks, gas weapons, etc., Non-lethal weapons as used by the police, in military operations or in urban settingsSpecialist knowledge and reference detailed tables: ballistic tables for typical ammunition, ballistic values for numerous types of ammunition, including older types, materials properties, plus additional, hard-to-find data. Most tables are in both metric and U.S. units., an extensive trilingual glossary of specialized terminology in German, English and FrenchNEW: the latest diagnostic / simulation methods and the latest types of ammunitionThe practice and application of wound ballistics in: forensic medicine, surgery especially emergency and war surgery and international conventionsGlobalized conflict zones, terrorism and crime these issues affect a wider circle than just the armed forces and medical services abroad. Police officers, surgeons, forensics specialists and criminalists also need to be familiar with ballistics and gunshot wounds and must be able to assess the complex factors involved.The practice and application of wound ballistics in forensic medicine. surgery especially emergency and war surgery and International conventions.Globalized conflict zones, terrorism and crime these issues affect a wider circle than just the armed forces and medical services abroad. Police officers, surgeons, forensics specialists and criminalists also need to be familiar with ballistics andgunshot wounds and must be able to assess the complex factors involved.

Interdisciplinary THE reference work for wound ballistics Fundamentals, specialized knowledge reference work NEW: the latest diagnostic and simulation methods, plus the latest types of rounds The practice and application of wound ballistics in forensic medicine, surgery (esp. emergency and combat surgery) and in international conventions Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext

Dr in forens. sci. Beat P. Kneubühl, MD h. c.
M. in Mathematics

• Director of the Center for Forensic Physics / Ballistics at the University of Bern's Institute for Forensic Medicine

  Klappentext

  The definitive interdisciplinary reference work for wound ballistics Fundamentals in Physics, arms and ammunition, ballistics Simulating gunshot wounds: Virtopsy a virtual autopsy method, combining CT, MRT and surface scanning and Materials that reproduce the interaction of soft tissue, bone and blood vessels with a bullet that penetrates the body. Wound ballistics for Short-range and long-range weapons, fragments, such as those from bombs and hand grenades, gas jets from blanks, gas weapons, etc., Non-lethal weapons as used by the police, in military operations or in urban settings Specialist knowledge and reference detailed tables: ballistic tables for typical ammunition, ballistic values for numerous types of ammunition, including older types, materials properties, plus additional, hard-to-find data. Most tables are in both metric and U.S. units., an extensive trilingual glossary of specialized terminology in German, English and French NEW: the latest diagnostic / simulation methods and the latest types of ammunition The practice and application of wound ballistics in: forensic medicine, surgery especially emergency and war surgery and international conventions Globalized conflict zones, terrorism and crime these issues affect a wider circle than just the armed forces and medical services abroad. Police officers, surgeons, forensics specialists and criminalists also need to be familiar with ballistics and gunshot wounds and must be able to assess the complex factors involved. The practice and application of wound ballistics in forensic medicine. surgery especially emergency and war surgery and International conventions. Globalized conflict zones, terrorism and crime these issues affect a wider circle than just the armed forces and medical services abroad. Police officers, surgeons, forensics specialists and criminalists also need to be familiar with ballistics andgunshot wounds and must be able to assess the complex factors involved.

  Inhalt

Introduction.- Fundamentals.- General wound ballistics.- Wound ballistics for bullets and fragments.- Wound ballistics in forensic medicine.- Wound ballistics and surgery.- Wound ballistics and international conventions.- Appendix. Tables.-Technical dictionary.- Bibliography.- References for figures.- Subject index.