FIREARM WOUNDS

Randanan Bandaso
Department of Forensic and Medicolegal
Faculty of Medicine Hasanuddin University
WHAT IS FIRE ARM WOUNDS

LOSS OF CONTINUITY OF TISSUE BY
THE BULLET OF FIRE ARM OR
EXPLOSIONS
THE JOBS OF THE DOCTOR

IT IS FIREARM WOUNDS OR NOT
ENTRY WOUNDS OR EXITS WOUNDS
THE RANGE AND DIRECTION OF FIREWOUNDS
HE EXPECTED TO SAY WHETHER A GIVEN WEAPON COULD
HAVE THE CAUSE OF THE WOUNDS HE FOUND
HE MUST KNOW SOMETHING OF THE COMMON TYPES OF
FIREARM AND BE ROUGHLY FAMILIAR WITH THEIR
MECHANISM AND FIRE POWER
COULD IT HAVE BEEN SUICIDE, ACCIDENT, MURDER.
CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF SUICIDES
The doctor must know something
of the common types of firearm and
be roughly familiar with their
mechanism and fire-power
The study of firearms and
ammunition ballistics is
sufficiently complex
TYPES OF FIREARMS
RIFLED
SMOOTH-BORED WEAPONS
RIFLED WEAPONS
BARRELLED
SHORT- BARRELLED
LONG - BARRELLED
CALIBRE OR GAUGE
INTERNAL DIMENSION OF THE BARREL
BRITAIN ( IN DECIMALS OF AN INCH .22,
.303, .45)
METRIC SYSTEM (6.35, 8,0,9.3 MM)


LONG BARRELLED
RIM
BOTTLE NECK
CYLINDER
REVOLVER
AUTOMATIC
SHORT BARRELED
RIFLED WEAPONS
THE BORE IS SCORED INTERNALLY WITH A
NUMBER OF SPIRAL GROOVES
WHICH RUN PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER,
BUT TWISTED SPIRALLY FROM BREECH TO
MUZZLE
THE PROJECTING RIDGES BETWEEN
GROOVES ARE CALLED LANDS
MAY BE EITHER LONG-BARRELED (RIFLES)
OR SHORT-BARRELED (PISTOLS)
SMOOTH-BORED WEAPONS
THE BORE OR INSIDE OF THE BARREL
IS PERPECTLY SMOOTH FROM END
TO END.
THE DIAMETER OF THE BORE MAY
BECOME NARROWER OR CHOCKED
TOWARDS THE MUZZLE.

SENJATA RAKITAN
BULLETS
CONSIST OF SOLID TIN-HARDENED LEAD
A CORE OF LEAD COVERED BY JACKET OF
TOUGH CUPRONICKEL-COATED STEEL OR
BRASS WITH CUPRONICKEL
SOME PACKED WITH
PHOSPHORUSBURNING TRACES DURING
FLIGHT.
EXPLOSIVE CHARGES EXPLOSIVE
ALUR
MANTLE AND NON MANTLE
BULLET

FULL MANTLE BULLET
HALF MANTLE BULLET
NON MANTLE BULLET
VIRGIN BULLET = NAKED BULLET
THE BULLET DONOT PASS THE
BARREL
BURNING OF RUBBISH WHERE THERE
IS A BULLET.
BURNING OF BULLET STOREHOUSE
SPECIAL BULLET
RICHOCHET BULLET
DUM-DUM BULLET
LIGHT BULLET
SMOKE BULLET
TWIN BULLET
GRENADE
SMOKE OR LIGHT
DUM-DUM
RICHOCHETE
TWIN
GRANADE
ALUR PADA PERMUKAAN PELURU
COTTON
PAPER
EXPERIMENTAL SHOOTING
FIREARM
BULLET
MIKROSKOP UNTUK UJI PELURU TERSANGKA
MIKROSKOP KHUSUS YANG DIHUBUNGKAN DENGAN KOMPUTER
ALUR PADA PELURU
PELURU DIKORBAN PELURU PERCOBAAN
CARTRIDGES
Made of brass or brass base and plastic
tube.
Consist of a cartridge case with a central
firing cap at the base.
The base of the cartridge project as a rim, to
ensure that it does not moved forward
barrel.
The cap contains small amount priming
powder ignited by the heat generated by
sudden blow of the trigger hummer.

CARTRIDGES
BRASS
PLASTIC
BRASS
RIM
BOTTLE
CYLINDER
DASAR PELURU
ENTRY WOUND
A.CONTACT WOUND
B.VERY NEAR WOUND
C.NEAR WOUND
D.A MORE DISTANT WOUND


A


D


C


B

CONTUSIO RING (KLIM LECET)
Exit wound
CONSIST MERELY OF A HOLE IN THE SKIN
THE DEGREE OF SKIN TORN DEPENDENT
UPON THE MOMENTUM OF THE BULLET
LEAVING THE BODY
NOSE-ON
WOBBLING
TURNING OVER AND OVER
THE AMOUNT OF BONE SPLINTER IT
CARRIES AWAY WITH IT
MAY BE NO EXIT WOUND
AT DISTANCE RANGE THE ENTRY AND EXIT
ARE THE SAME SIZE.
CORONG KELUAR
THE COURSE OF PROJECTILE
ENTRY WOUND RUNNING INTO THE
BODY ALONG THE TRACK MISSILE
STRAIGHT COURSE
THE BULLET MEET DENSE TISSUE
THE PROJECTILE MAY SUFFER A
VIOLENT CHANGE DIRECTION
LUKA TEMBAK KELUAR
(CORONG KELUAR)
LUKA TEMBAK MASUK
X- Ray CT- Scan
HISTOPATOLOGI
BULLET
SINGEING HAIR
SUICIDE
ACCIDENT
MURDER
SOME USEFUL RULES
WOMEN RARELY SHOOT THEMSELVES SUICIDALLY
SHOT WOMAN IS A MURDERED WOMAN
THERE ARE DEFINITE SITES OF PREDILECTION IN
SUICIDAL SHOOTING
IT IS VERY RARE A SUICIDE TO SHOOT HIMSELF
THROUGH THE ABDOMEN, EYE AND INACESSIBLE
SITES SUCH US THE BACK OF THE HEAD, NECK OR
BACK OF THE TRUNK
THE RANGE IS IMPORTANT, AS BEYOND ARMS
REACH OF THE TRIGGER
SUICIDES ARE ABLE TO FIRE REPEATED SHOTS
INTO THEMSELVES EVEN THOUGH
PATHOLOGICALLY EACH ONE TO APPEARS TO BE
RAPIDLY FATAL.
SUICIDE
ACCIDENT
MURDER
SUICIDE FIREARMS WOUND
ALMOST ALWAYS CONTACT OR VIRTUALLY
CONTACT
CERTAIN CLASSIC SITES OF ELECTION:
THE RIGHT TEMPLE OR LEFT
INLEFT HANDED PERSONS
CENTRE BROW
THE ROOF OF THE MOUTH
OVER THE HEART
THE GUN MUST BE ARMS REACH
EASY TO REACH NOT THE BACK OF THE BODY, OR
THE LEG
THE FACE
POLISI BUNUH DIRI
POLISI BUNUH DIRI
ISTERI YANG DITEMBAK SEBELUM SUAMI BUNUH DIRI
ARAH TEMBAKAN
LUKA BUNUH DIRI DIPELIPIS
GIGI GELIGI UTUH
SUICIDE
ACCIDENT
MURDER
BERITA KORAN TENTANG PREMAN YANG TIKAM POLISI
KAKI PREMAN DENGAN TATOAGE
LENGAN PREMAN
LUKA PERINGATAN PADA KAKI
LUKA PADA PERUT YANG MEMATIKAN
PREMAN DI MACCINI RAYA SETIAP ORANG LEWAT DIMINTAI UANG
EXPLOSIVES

INDUSTRIAL CATASTROPHES OR
TERRORISM
DAMAGE CAUSE BY MULTIPLE MISSILE
INJURIES FROM EXPLOSION OF THE
CASING AND ADJACENT OBJECTS
MAYBE VERY FOCAL AFFECTING THE
FACING BODY SURFACE EG STOMACH, LEG
SECONDARY INJURIES ARE COMMON
ROOF, FIRE ETC
LARGE BOMB EXPLODES VERY CLOSE TO
PEOPLE TOTAL DISRUPTION A GREAT
PROBLEMS IN INDENTIFICATION