Peculiarities of forensic medical expertise of gunshot wounds inflicted through a bulletproof vest
Ozertskovskiĭ, L.B.; Tiurin, M.V.; Denisov, A.V.
Sudebno-Meditsinskaia Ekspertiza 56(3): 35-38
2013
ISSN/ISBN: 0039-4521 PMID: 23888503 Document Number: 665235
A series of experimental studies was conducted with the object of elucidating the mechanisms of the bullet after-penetration effect produced by a handgun shot into the armoured vest with special reference to the changes developing in the space behind the barrier. The application of the pulsed radiographic technique revealed a transient cavity the presence of which accounts for the injuries to soft tissues, bones, and internal organs in the projection of the bullet impact without damage to the armour plates.