Lecture 11: gunshot

Question 1

Entrance wounds

Answer 1

surrounded by a reddish/reddish-brown zone of abraded skin. This margin of abrasion is a scraping or scuffing of the skin caused by the bullet as it pushes inward. On histopath coagulation is present due to heat.

Question 2

exit wounds

Answer 2

typically larger, more irregular, and do not possess an abrasion ring or coagulation.

Can appear round, oval, slit-like, stellate, crescent shaped, or completely irregular

Question 3

most valuable diagnostic procedure for all potential gunshot victims

Answer 3

radiographs

Question 4

what do radiographs help determine with gunshot victim

Answer 4

determine if bullet/fragment is within the body,
locating fragments,
ID type of ammunition,
documenting path of bullet

Question 5

no matter what the range is entrance wounds are surrounded by

Answer 5

red zone of abraded skin

Question 6

typically larger, irregular, do not have an abrasion ring

Answer 6

exit wounds