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Gunshot wounds : practical aspects of firearms, ballistics, and forensic techniques / Vincent J.M. Dimaio.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: CRC series in practical aspects of criminal and forensic investigationsPublisher: Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Edition: Third editionDescription: 1 online resource (xxi, 355 pages) : illustrations (some color)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 1498725708
  • 9781498725705
  • 9780367805715
  • 0367805715
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Gunshot wounds.DDC classification:
  • 614.1 23
LOC classification:
  • RA1121
NLM classification:
  • W 843
Online resources:
Contents:
1. Firearms and ammunition -- 2. Forensic aspects of ballistics -- 3. Wound ballistics -- 4. Introduction to the classification of gunshot wounds -- 5. Wounds due to handguns -- 6. Wounds from rimfire firearms -- 7. Wounds from centerfire rifles -- 8. Wounds from shotguns -- 9. Bloody bodies and bloody scenes -- 10. Weapons and ammunition : miscellaneous -- 11. X-rays -- 12. Detection of gunshot residues -- 13. Correct handling of deaths from firearms -- 14. Suicide by firearms.
Summary: "The book describes practical aspects of ballistics, wound ballistics, and the classification of various wounds caused by handguns, rifles, and shotguns. It also explains autopsy techniques and procedures and laboratory analyses relating to weapons and gunshot evidence. A much-needed update after nearly 20 years, the third edition of Gunshot Wounds provides the latest and most thorough information on firearms and best practices for examining firearm-related wounds."--Back cover.
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Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Electronic Book Electronic Book Kuakarun Nursing Library Processing unit W 843 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online Access Eb34954
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1. Firearms and ammunition -- 2. Forensic aspects of ballistics -- 3. Wound ballistics -- 4. Introduction to the classification of gunshot wounds -- 5. Wounds due to handguns -- 6. Wounds from rimfire firearms -- 7. Wounds from centerfire rifles -- 8. Wounds from shotguns -- 9. Bloody bodies and bloody scenes -- 10. Weapons and ammunition : miscellaneous -- 11. X-rays -- 12. Detection of gunshot residues -- 13. Correct handling of deaths from firearms -- 14. Suicide by firearms.

"The book describes practical aspects of ballistics, wound ballistics, and the classification of various wounds caused by handguns, rifles, and shotguns. It also explains autopsy techniques and procedures and laboratory analyses relating to weapons and gunshot evidence. A much-needed update after nearly 20 years, the third edition of Gunshot Wounds provides the latest and most thorough information on firearms and best practices for examining firearm-related wounds."--Back cover.

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