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Chapter 13 begins by providing a general presentation of weapon and ammunition types. The chapter then discusses various characteristic features of low-velocity (typically handgun) gunshot wounds, including entrance wounds, range of fire, exit wounds, graze wounds, caliber, and miscellaneous features. After presenting sections that deal with high-velocity wounds and shotgun wounds, the chapter concludes with a discussion of various miscellaneous topics, including internal examination, mechanism of injury, documentation, X-rays, clothing examination, gunshot residue, manner of death, special ammunition, weapon types, and circumstances.
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Prahlow, J. (2010). Gunshot Wound Deaths. In: Forensic Pathology for Police, Death Investigators, Attorneys, and Forensic Scientists. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-404-9_13
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