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Ballistics
The study of projectile motion and its interactions with the gun, air , and objects it encounters.
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Trajectory
The path a projectile follows
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Drag
The forces acting on a projectile in motion to slow its progress
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Cavitation
The outward motion of tissue due to a projectile's passage, resulting in a temporary cavity and vacuum
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Profile
The size and shape of a projectile as it contacts a target.
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Caliber
The diameter of a bullet expressed in hundreths of an inch. The inside diameter of the barrel of a handgun or rifle.
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Yaw
Swing or wobble around the axis of a projectile's travel
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Factors Affecting Energy Exchange Between a Projectile and Body Tissue
- Velocity
- Profile
- Stability
- Expansion/fragmentation
- Secondary impacts
- Shape
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Factors Associated with the Damage Pathway of a Projectile Wound
- Direct injury
- Pressure shock wave
- Cavitation
- -Temporary cavity
- -Permanent cavity
- -Zone of injury
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Resiliency
The connective strength and elasticity of an object or fabric
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Pericardial Tamponade
Filling of the pericardial sac with fluid, which in turn limits the filling and function of the heart
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Body Regions Deserving Special Attention with Penetrating Trauma
- Extremities
- Abdomen
- Thorax
- Head
- Neck
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Crichothyrotomy
A surgical incision into the crichothyroid membrane, usually to provide an emergency airway
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Cricothyrostomy
The introduction of a needle or other tube into the cricothyroid membrane, usually to provide an emergency airway
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Prognosis
Anticiapted outcome of a disease or injury
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