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u/raz_MAH_taz · 8 pointsr/morbidquestions

Not insensitive at all! This is my job, so I keep one foot in the compassion camp and one foot in the matter-of-fact camp.

It depends on the caliber of the firearm, the angle of the barrel, placement of the muzzle and general body posture. And there are infinite combinations of these things and other additional factors.

The larger the caliber, generally, the more damage occurs. Our female patient who severely damaged her face, had placed the muzzle just behind her left eye, on the foremost part of her temple. She was also very intoxicated at the time because she had been in an argument with her significant other, therefore, when she injured herself, it was an impulsive behavior and the barrel was pointing toward the front of her face. The face (and its tissues and bones) are pretty delicate and come apart fairly easily with a firearm blast. So, in her case, it was mostly direction and path of least resistance. The cranial vault (the part of the skull that holds the brain) can deflect a decent amount of force, if not directly applied.

Many people who shoot themselves in the head (again, this statement is based purely on my work experience, not on any proper study) are upset and often intoxicated, whether it be alcohol, meth, etc. And often in this state, people make impulsive decisions and they do not have a solid plan, let alone accurate geometry to cause instant death.

Another thing to consider when it comes to instant death, or lack thereof, is how intact the brain stem remains and how much brain swelling occurs. If the cranial vault has been compromised, i.e. it has been fractured or a section has been removed by the blast, this will allow room for the brain to swell and lowers the likelihood that it will protrude down and out of the opening of the base of the skull (the foramen magnum), assuming enough of the brain is left intact. This is what is called herniation and it is always fatal.

Honestly, after all of the combinations that I've seen in my department, I would have to say the way to guarantee a completed suicide would be a very deliberately placed .45 or shotgun barrel placed in the mouth.

If you're genuinely interested in how the pathologies play out in firearm injuries, you might want to check out the textbook Gunshot Wounds: Practical Aspects of Firearms, Ballistics and Forensic Techniques. It's pretty much the 'bible' on the topic.

u/2a4eva · 3 pointsr/guns

This is considered the gunshot wound bible. Take a peek, I'm pretty sure it can be found in pdf form somewhere as well.

https://www.amazon.com/Gunshot-Wounds-Ballistics-Techniques-Investigations/dp/0849381630

You can start here if you have a legitimate desire to find empirical data on terminal ballistics. There is a looooooot of misinformation out there absolutely. My basic evaluation after all my own research is that shot placement is what counts. Hollow point pistol rounds are cool but don't have any advantage over FMJ in terms of terminal ballistics. Where the hollow point shines is its tendency to deform and stop inside flesh rather than pass through and cause collateral damage on the back end.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nycYxb-zNwc

Pistol rounds need to hit vitals to stop an attacker, there is no significant difference in caliber over a certain range so it would be safe to say that there is no significant difference in bullet construction in the same caliber.

I run hornady critical duty in my pistols of normal barrel length, and critical defense in my shorter barreled pistols.

u/bCabulon · 2 pointsr/guns

http://www.amazon.com/Gunshot-Wounds-Ballistics-Techniques-Investigations/dp/0849381630/

The stuff you want is in Chapter 9. I couldn't find a copy online.

I messed up before on the percentage. It is 10-15% have internal ricochet.

Warning Graphic: book sample showing some comparison of gunshot head wounds

A .22 would be great if you are firing into a crowd of zombies with a silenced rifle from a rooftop, but the inconsistent level of damage (a one shot drop from a head hit would require luck or ricochet) and greater chance for dud ammo makes it a poor choice for a main weapon.

u/suntzutzutzhree · 2 pointsr/guns

You just need to do your due diligence. A round travelling at rifle velocities will cause tissue damage in the temporary cavity where a handgun round will not.

https://www.amazon.com/Gunshot-Wounds-Ballistics-Techniques-Investigations/dp/0849381630

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=750&v=T6kUvi72s0Y

u/dgknuth · 2 pointsr/news

Let's see...you can start by reading the books on Handgun Wounding Factors and Effectiveness by Dr. Martin Fackler. You then read the FBI's Terminal Effects report published after the Miami shootout. There's this: http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/law-enforcement-bulletin/march-2012/focus-on-training

and this:

http://www.theppsc.org/Staff_Views/Aveni/OIS.pdf

and then this:

http://www.amazon.com/Gunshot-Wounds-Ballistics-Techniques-Investigations/dp/0849381630/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408492966&sr=8-1&keywords=Gunshot+Wounds+Vincent+Di+Maio

And the monthly periodical releases to Police regarding Officer Involved Shootings and the effectiveness reports.

and this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tueller_Drill

and this

http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/law-enforcement-bulletin/2006-pdfs/mar06leb.pdf

And so on and on and on.

I'll warn you, I did my time doing Combat shit, and then 8 years looking at bodies and wounds, talking to doctors, trauma surgeons, and ER nurses/doctors, Police, FBI, and so on on the topic, and have seen a lot of crap first hand.

All of the stuff you find in the reports above, I can pretty much confirm really is true. :)

u/Peter_Sloth · 0 pointsr/news

http://www.amazon.com/Gunshot-Wounds-Ballistics-Techniques-Investigations/dp/0849381630/

from this book. If you get to a hospital with your heart still beating after getting shot you have a 95% survival rate. Obviously CNS/heart shots kill you quicker, but if your in a major city your most likely 10-15min out from a hospital and more than likely could get airlifted.
Getting shot is not an instant death like you see in the movies. There's a reason you hear about people getting shot 15 times and surviving or people taking a bulet to the head and only coming out with minor brain damage. U.S dl emergency rooms in big cities have gotten frighteningly good at dealing with gun shot wounds.