Algorithm for Comprehensive Assessment and Determination of Educational Conditions Ricochet-Induced Gunshot Injuries

The article highlights the possibilities of conducting a comprehensive forensic assessment of gunshot injuries resulting from a ricochet when fired from rifled and smoothbore weapons in order to determine the conditions for their formation. The purpose of the study was to determine the diagnostic signs of gunshot injuries resulting from a rebound, and to develop an algorithm for conducting a comprehensive assessment and determination of the conditions for the formation of this type of a gunshot injury. To achieve this goal, a series of ballistic experiments was carried out on the formation of gunshot injuries of biological and non-biological targets resulting from a rebound when fired from rifled smoothbore weapons, a comprehensive forensic study and an applied statistical analysis of experimental data. Based on the obtained results, objective and scientifically justified diagnostic signs of the specified type of a gunshot injury were established, an algorithm for conducting a comprehensive assessment and determining the conditions for its formation was developed. The revealed patterns can be used in forensic medical practice, which will help objectify the definition of the conditions for the formation of gunshot injury during situational examinations.

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