Morphological characteristics of gunshot injuries resulting from ricochet depending on type of experimental barrier

Gusentsov A.O.; Kildyushov E.M.

doi:https://doi.org/10.17116/sudmed20226506125

Gusentsov A.O.

The Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus

ORCID: 0000-0001-8594-0365

Kildyushov E.M.

N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University

ORCID: 0000-0001-7571-0312

Morphological characteristics of gunshot injuries resulting from ricochet depending on type of experimental barrier

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Gusentsov A.O., Kildyushov E.M.

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Journal: Forensic Medical Expertise. 2022;65(6): 25‑30

DOI: 10.17116/sudmed20226506125

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Gusentsov AO, Kildyushov EM. Morphological characteristics of gunshot injuries resulting from ricochet depending on type of experimental barrier. Forensic Medical Expertise. 2022;65(6):25‑30. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/sudmed20226506125

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Abstract:

The purpose of this study was to establish a set of distinctive features of the qualitative and quantitative parameters of gunshot injuries resulting from the ricochet of a bullet and buckshot when firing from a smooth-bore weapon, depending on the type of experimental barrier. As a result of the ballistic experiment, a list of statistically significant characteristics of input gunshot injuries of biological and non-biological targets formed when firing with a bullet and buckshot followed by a ricochet was revealed, which will enable to determine the sought type of barrier from the two suggested options: «Concrete 2» or «Brick», «Concrete 2» or «Metal», «Brick» or «Metal». Besides, a list of characteristics of input gunshot injuries has been established, the parameters of which are under statistically significant influence of the type of experimental barrier. The revealed patterns can be used to reconstruct the circumstances of an incident during situational examination depending on the characteristics of input gunshot injuries as a result of a ricochet when firing from a smooth-bore weapon.

Keywords:

forensic ballistics

ricochet

experimental barrier

gunshot injury

simulation of a gunshot injury

Authors:

Gusentsov A.O.

The Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus

ORCID: 0000-0001-8594-0365

Kildyushov E.M.

N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University

ORCID: 0000-0001-7571-0312

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13.12.2021

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11.02.2022

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