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should be able to1) Recite the technical and legal definition of firearm
2) Identify the (a) components of a weapon, (b)
objects and substances fired from a gun
3) Familiarize himself with terms connected with the
firing of a gun
4) Differentiate between a GSW of entrance from a
GSW of exit
5) Know the Odd and Even Rule in GSW
6) Enumerate the importance of X-ray examination in
GSW
Technical Definition:
An instrument used for the propulsion of a
projectile by the expansive force of gases coming
from the burning of gunpowder
Cartridge or ammunition
A complete unfired unit consisting of bullet,
primer, cartridge case and powder charge
Firearm
The instrument for the propulsion of a projectile
by the expansive forces of gases from a burning
gunpowder
Bullet
Flame
Gas (heated, compressed and expanded)
Residues coming from
Powder Grains
Unburned, burning or partially burned powder
together with graphite that comes out of the
muzzle
Responsible for tattooing (stippling, peppering)
around the gunshot wound of entrance
Powder Burns
Blackening of the margin of the gunshot wound of
entrance due to smoke smudging, gunpowder
tattooing and the burning of the wound margin
Abrasion Collar
Depression of the skin upon contact with the
rough surface of the bullet
Metal fouling
Small abrasions or superficial lacerations on the
skin around the wound
Tandem Bullet
Two or more bullets leave the barrel one after the
other and entered the target in a common hole
Singeing of hair
Burning of hair
Souvenir bullet
Bullet that has been lodged and remained in the
body
Bullet migration
Bullet that travelled to another part of the body
Bullet embolism
A special form of bullet migration wherein the
bullet enters the heart or a big blood vessel and is
carried by the blood to some part of the body
Always absent
Underlying tissues
protruding
Paraffin test always (-)
May be absent
Wound of exit
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