Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 194-203, August 1996

Gunshot Wound Review☆☆☆★

Received 25 July 1994; received in revised form 10 October 1994, 8 February 1995 and 27 July 1995; accepted 26 April 1996.

Abstract 

There is no serious argument about the wounding potential of various kinds of penetrating projectiles. The laws of physics in concert with modern bullet testing have clarified and quantified the mechanisms by which bullets disrupt tissue. Despite this scientific background, much misinformation persists in the wound-ballistics literature. This article reviews the interaction of penetrating projectiles with human tissue. Understanding of wound ballistics allows the emergency physician to become a more informed reader of its literature, as well as a more reliable provider of care to the wounded patient. [Fackler ML: Gunshot wound review. Ann Emerg Med August 1996;28:194-203.]

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☆ Dr Fackler is president of the International Wound Ballistics Association.

☆☆ Address for reprints: Martin L Fackler, MD, Rural Route 4, Box 264, Hawthorne, Florida 32640, 352-481-5661

★ Reprint no. 47/1/74504

PII: S0196-0644(96)70062-8

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 194-203, August 1996

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