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    Firearm Injuries - Rifled Weapons and Wounds: Rami Nunu

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    This document discusses rifled weapons and the wounds they cause. It defines rifled weapons as those with spiral grooves cut into the inner barrel that cause the projectile to spin as it moves. Common rifled weapons are revolvers, pistols, and rifles. The document classifies entrance wounds based on range, with contact wounds having distinct muzzle markings or burns. Close range wounds within 20cm show smoke and powder burns. Entrance wounds are usually smaller than the projectile due to skin elasticity and often have abrasion rings caused by friction.

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    This document discusses rifled weapons and the wounds they cause. It defines rifled weapons as those with spiral grooves cut into the inner barrel that cause the projectile to spin as it moves. Common rifled weapons are revolvers, pistols, and rifles. The document classifies entrance wounds based on range, with contact wounds having distinct muzzle markings or burns. Close range wounds within 20cm show smoke and powder burns. Entrance wounds are usually smaller than the projectile due to skin elasticity and often have abrasion rings caused by friction.

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    This document discusses rifled weapons and the wounds they cause. It defines rifled weapons as those with spiral grooves cut into the inner barrel that cause the projectile to spin as it moves. Common rifled weapons are revolvers, pistols, and rifles. The document classifies entrance wounds based on range, with contact wounds having distinct muzzle markings or burns. Close range wounds within 20cm show smoke and powder burns. Entrance wounds are usually smaller than the projectile due to skin elasticity and often have abrasion rings caused by friction.

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    Firearm Injuries –

    Rifled Weapons and Wounds

    Rami Nunu

    Reference: Simson’s forensic medicine


    Rifled Weapons and Wounds

    • What is a rifled weapon?

    •A weapon that fire one projectile at a time


    through a barrel that has spiral grooves on
    its inner surface (rotational movement).
    Non-rifled Rifled
    Types of rifled weapons:

    •Revolvers
    •Automatic Pistols
    •Rifles
    •Army Weapons
    Types of rifled weapons
    • Revolver
    Types of rifled weapons
    • Pistol

    •Revolvers and
    pistols differ in
    the method of
    presenting a
    bullet to the
    breech.
    Types of rifled weapons
    • Rifles.
    Long-barrelled weapons whose muzzle
    velocity and accuracy are higher than the
    others.
    Wounds due to rifled weapons

    • Usually cause both an entrance and exit


    wound.

    •There are exceptions, in which the bullet


    is retained within the body because it did
    not posses enough energy to complete
    the passage.
    Classification of Entrance
    Wounds
    We can classify rifle entrance wounds
    according to the range of fire into:

    •Contact wound.
    •Close range wound (up to 20cm).
    •Intermediate wound(20cm-1m).
    •Distant range wound (over 1m).
    Entrance wounds
    Contact wounds:
    •Are circular unless over a bony area such
    as the head, where gas splitting may occur.

    •There may be a muzzle mark if pressed


    hard against the skin.
    •If not pressed tight to the skin, there
    might be local burning of the skin and the
    hair.
    •Surrounding bruising is possible.
    local
    Muzzle mark burning of
    the skin

     The abrasion ring, and a very clear muzzle imprint, are


    seen in this contact range gunshot wound.
    abrasion
    ring

     An abrasion ring, formed when the force of the gases entering


    below the skin blow the skin surface back against the muzzle
    of the gun, is seen here in this contact range gunshot wound
    to the right temple.
    Entrance wounds
    At a close range, up to 20cm:
    •Smoke soiling and powder burns and the
    skin and hair are burnt.
    •The shape of the entry wound give guide
    to the angle that the gun made with that
    area of the skin.
    1. Circular hole indicates a right angle.
    2. Oval hole, visible undercutting indicate
    more acute angle.
    Entrance wounds

    • Skin is inverted.
    •Defect is usually slightly smaller than the
    diameter of the missile due to the
    elasticity of the skin.
    •Abrasion collar or abrasion rim around
    the hole caused by friction, heating and
    dirt effect of the missile.
    •Surrounding bruising is possible.
    Consider
    •Use of Silencers (Muzzle brakes) may
    produce atypical entrance wounds with the
    muzzle imprints erythematous rather than
    abraded and disproportionately large for the
    size of the wound.

    •“Shoring” of the entrance wounds can


    occur when a firm material is pressed
    against the skin and they will have a greater
    wound diameter and greater marginal
    abrasion.
     Thank you

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