{"product_id":"9783662648544-wound-ballistics-basics-and-applicatio","title":"Wound Ballistics","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBasics and Applications. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive interdisciplinary reference work for wound ballistics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBasics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book begins by providing the necessary \u003cb\u003ebasic knowledge about physics, ballistics\u003c\/b\u003e and ammunition and weapons. Then it describes the behaviour of projectiles in humans and animals (\u003cb\u003ethe physics of gunshot injuries\u003c\/b\u003e) and introduces the \u003cb\u003eexperimental simulation of gunshot wounds\u003c\/b\u003e, including the materials suitable for this purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eApplications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese basic principles can be applied in \u003cb\u003eforensic medicine\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ecriminalistics\u003c\/b\u003e. The gunshot wound provides some forensic traces and the experimental reconstruction helps to understand the dynamic crime process. The wounding potential of non-lethal weapons can be determined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eemergency and war surgery\u003c\/b\u003e, injuries caused by small arms bullets and fragments as well as by gas jets (of gas weapons) can be assessed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInternational conventions\u003c\/b\u003e could be freed from undefined terms (such as “unnecessary suffering”) with the help of physical quantities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReference work\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetailed tables\u003c\/b\u003e as e. g. ballistic data of numerous cartridge types, also older ones, material properties, as well as many otherwise difficult to access data and a \u003cb\u003etrilingual glossary\u003c\/b\u003e of ballistic and technical terms in the languages German, English and French.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNEW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWound Ballistics of European Police ammunition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReferences to recent research results\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePartly coloured illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDue to the increase in terrorist and criminal activities worldwide, it is not only members of the armed forces who are affected. Surgeons, forensic doctors, police officers and criminalists also need to know and be able to assess the specifics of gunshot wounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40810233987169,"sku":"9783662648544","price":210.64,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/296b7e19bf6939c374e7e930ea96d38e.png?v=1682674763","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9783662648544-wound-ballistics-basics-and-applicatio","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}