Integrating Projectile Kinematics and SEM-EDX Elemental  Profiling to Differentiate Ballistic trauma from Sharp-Force  Wounds

F.A. ZARGAR ,, AMIT GHASb, and MUDASIR ASHRAF

Integrating Projectile Kinematics and SEM-EDX Elemental Profiling to Differentiate Ballistic trauma from Sharp-Force Wounds

Authors

F.A. ZARGAR ,, AMIT GHASb, and MUDASIR ASHRAF

Keywords:

Terminal Ballistics, Projectile Kinematics, Cavity Expansion Mechanics, Human Tissue Wound Morphogenesis, SEM-EDX, Gunshot Residue (GSR), Sharp-Force Trauma.

Abstract

Reconstructing complex trauma scenarios remains a paramount challenge when differentiatingbetween high-energy ballistic impacts and mechanical sharp-force trauma. This paper provides anexhaustive, multidisciplinary analytical framework based on direct tissue examination conducted at the Radiological Physics & Bioengineering Lab, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS).We integrate exterior and terminal ballistics kinematics, quantitative human soft-tissue cavitation

References

[1] ASTM International, ASTM E1588-20: Standard Practice for Gunshot Residue Analysis by Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometry, West Conshohocken, PA, 2020.

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Published

2021-06-20

How to Cite

F.A. ZARGAR , AMIT GHASb, and MUDASIR ASHRAF. (2021). Integrating Projectile Kinematics and SEM-EDX Elemental Profiling to Differentiate Ballistic trauma from Sharp-Force Wounds. Journal of Computational Analysis and Applications (JoCAAA), 29(6), 1507–1518. Retrieved from https://eudoxuspress.com/index.php/pub/article/view/5806