Features

• Incorporates more than 400 color illustrations of firearms, ammunition rounds, and gunshot injuries
• Provides cases relating to homicides, mimicry of gunshot injury, and gunshot residue histopathology
• Explores obscure injuries from air pistols, nail guns, and homemade weapons
• Outlines crime scene investigation, autopsy, and the final report
• Includes a useful glossary and list of suggested readings

Summary

A richly illustrated atlas of gunshot wounds with over 400 vivid photographs, this reference provides comprehensive information describing hardware, injury patterns, and forensic techniques. This new edition supplies up-to-date cases with accompanying photos, including recent work done in the Solomon Islands. The section on photography has been expanded to include digital and image enhancement, and the radiology section has been enhanced to include CAT scanning and image analysis of trajectory and projectile location. The book contains information on obscure injuries from air pistols, nail guns, and homemade weapons and is supplemented with a glossary and list of suggested readings.