Experimental simulation of reentry shots using a skin-gelatine composite model

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 123, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 419-425

  Grosse Perdekamp M ^a   Pollak, S ^a   Thierauf, A ^a   Strassburger E ^b   Hunzinger, M ^b   Vennemann, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR HIGH SPEED DYNAMICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Composite model; Exit wound; Gunshot injury; Reentry wound

Indexed keywords

GELATIN;

ABRASION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BALLISTICS; BULLET; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUNSHOT INJURY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SKIN INJURY;

ANIMALS; FORENSIC BALLISTICS; GELATIN; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; SKIN; SWINE; VIDEO RECORDING; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 70349659673     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-009-0363-6     Document Type: Article

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