Most bullets made of lead alloy

Vessels, nerves, and other structures that were never in contact with bullet may be damaged

• Vessels, nerves, and other structures that were never in contact with bullet may be damaged

• In tissues with low-tensile strength (organs), cavitation develops more rapidly and extensively

• Muscle is intermediate in tensile strength

• Bone and tendon have high-tensile strength

At higher velocity

• At higher velocity

• Entrance wound may be larger than bullet

• If bullets yaws, deforms, fragments, tumbles, cavitation may be extensive and asymmetric

• Entrance wound may be modest
• Maybe no exit wound if entire energy of bullet is dissipated in / absorbed by the tissue.

If the path of the bullet is short

• If the path of the bullet is short

• Bullet may exit as degradation of the energy is beginning to increase secondary to yaw and deformation of the bullet
• Large exit wounds