Dr. Vincent DiMaio, Gunshot Wounds

[200RNL]

Don't know if this was ever posted here, very interesting book.

http://www.e-reading.ws/bookreader.p...techniques.pdf

[bikerdog]

This is the first time I've ever seen it. Thank you very much for posting this. Some great info.

Just a warning there are a number of autopsy photos in this so not very kid friendly.

Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk 2

[Kain]

Looks interesting. Browsed through some of it the information seems good and the author points out things that are often misrepresented by the media and even ill informed gun owners. And yes, there are some rather graphic pictures.

[FloridaWoodsman]

I always wondered what the Glaser round would do. The Xray was interesting.

[Leaveammoforme]

Been going through it for a couple hours. Lots of good info besides GSW's. Pictures are zoomed in black & white (for anybody who is on the fence)

[scooter22]

Is there a color version?

[200RNL]

I found this on page 392 of the book:

If a 9-mm hollow-point bullet expands (mushrooms) to 12 mm in passing through an organ, the amount of tissue crushed and shredded will, theoretically, be greater than if the bullet did not expand or if it was a solid bullet. In reality, a solid or non-expanding bullet may produce equal if not more direct injury to tissue, if it tumbles after achieving penetration while the hollow-point doesn’t. Solid bullets may even be more lethal than mushrooming bullets. As a general rule, mushrooming bullets do not penetrate as deeply as solid bullets because they mushroom. If the aorta, for example, is 14 inches from the skin surface and the mushrooming bullet stops after 12 inches of penetration but the solid bullet travels for 18 inches, then the solid bullet is more lethal than the hollow-point.

There is no objective proof that in real-life situations mushrooming of a bullet plays a significant role in increasing lethality or the “stopping power” of the bullet. This is because of the other factors that can also influence the amount of tissue destruction and incapacitation, e.g., the organ injured, the state of the organ at the time of impact (distended or collapsed), the stability of the bullet, and the emotional state of the victim, etc.

[DocH]

I performed post mortem photography for a couple of years for my department in the seventies on homocide,suicide,and questionable death cases.I learned a lot working with two very good pathologists.All in living color,of course.The one case that amazed me was a man who attempted suicide with a 12 ga.slug.His skull was split in half with the right side hanging down.He lived,was airlifted to Emory,recovered after massive surgery and died of unrelated natural causes aboiut four years later.The damage that is often done internally,even by small calibers can be extensive. The toughest autopsy to get through is your first one,but the images remain with you. When my best friend was killed in the line of duty on June 10,1972,I was unable to do the PM and had to call on another detective.

[Augusto]

Another thread about this book

https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread...c-Techniques-S

[Nightvisionary]

I found this on page 392 of the book:

The information in this book is somewhat dated. I read this book when I found it in the medical library of a large trauma center I used to work at. That was almost 20 years ago. A lot has changed in bullet technology since that time.