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Forensic Medicine Day 2
Forensic Medicine Day 2
DAY 2
FIREARM INJURIES
BALLISTICS
Study of firearm:
Shotgun – Paradox gun
Smoke →
Hot gases→
Felt wad →
Bullet →
Grease collar/dirt collar –
Abrasion collar –
RIFLED GUN INJURIES
Contact shot –
Close shot –
Near shot –
Distant shot –
APPEARANCE OF WOUND OF RIFLED FIREARM IN
DIFFERENT RANGES:
CONTACT(point blank) CLOSE SHOT (range of flame)
Secondary markings:
TYPES OF BULLET:
Dum Dum bullets:
Duplex rounds:
Tumbling bullet:
TRACER BULLETS:
INCENDIARY BULLETS:
TYPES OF GUNPOWDER
BLACK POWDER
Charcoal
Sulphur
Potassium Nitrate
SMOKELESS POWDER
SEMI SMOKELESS