Body models in forensic ballistics: reconstruction of a gunshot injury to the chest by bullet fragmentation after shooting through a finger. |
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Authors: | M J Thali B P Kneubuehl R Dirnhofer U Zollinger |
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Affiliation: | Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Berne, Buehlstrasse 20, CH-3012 Berne, Switzerland. michael.thali@irm.unibe.ch |
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Abstract: | Forensic science uses substitutes to reconstruct injury patterns in order to answer questions regarding the dynamic formation of unusual injuries.Using a case study, an experimental simulation of a finger was designed, for the first time with a combination of hard wood and glycerin soap. With this model as an intermediate target simulation, it was possible not only to demonstrate the "bullet-body (finger) interaction", but also to recreate the wound pattern found in the victim.This case demonstrates that by using ballistic models and body-part substitutes, gunshot cases can be reproduced simply and economically, without coming into conflict with ethical guidelines. |
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