Most bullets made of lead alloy

Crush and laceration

• Crush and laceration

• Secondary missiles

• Cavitation

• Shock wave

Principle mechanism in low velocity gunshot wounds

• Principle mechanism in low velocity gunshot wounds

• Material in path is crushed or lacerated

• The kinetic energy is dissipated

• Increased tissue damage with yaw or tumble

• Increased profile
• Increased rate of kinetic energy dissipation
• Increased probability of fragmentation

Bone fragments or metal fragments from helmet that move through tissue and cause damage

• Bone fragments or metal fragments from helmet that move through tissue and cause damage

• Highly destructive

• Erratic, unpredictable, and unexpected courses