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Here are some highlights of Dr. Smock’s Forensic lecture. This will help remind me what to document in my next GSW pt. Here is a pfd version. Forensic GSW Documentation
Forensic GSW Documentation:
| Bullet causes… | Abrasion collar |
| Unburned gunpowder causes… | Tattooing aka. stippling (this lasts a few days, seen as punctate abrasions, DO NOT CALL THIS “GUN POWDER”) |
| Burned gunpowder causes… | Soot |
| Flame causes… | Seared skin |
| Injected gas causes… | Triangular tears |
| Muzzle causes… | Muzzle contusion |
Distance from Weapon:
| Indeterminate | abrasion collar present |
| Intermediate < 40 in | Tattooing & abrasion collar present |
| Close < 6 in | Soot & abrasion collar present |
| Contact | Seared skin, triangular shaped tears, & soot present |