Migratory Missiles (Conditions for the Penetration of Vessels by Bullets) (Projectiles Migrateurs (Conditions de Penetration des Balles dans les Vaisseaux)),

Abstract

Missiles that penetrate the body can come in contact with a large vessel, perforate it, and be carried well away from the point of impact by the bloodstream. These missiles, under these conditions, are called migratory missiles. The coroner is concerned with them because he is the one who tries to locate them in the course of a criminal autopsy. Moreover, these foreign objects have been tolerated, in certain cases. The time that has elapsed before they had become the cause of arterial obstruction accompanied by gangrene, or of cardiac irritation having caused death, has varied.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 16, 1978
Accession Number
ADA050548

Entities

People

  • P. Etienne-martin
  • R. Piedelievre

Organizations

  • US Army Medical Information and Intelligence Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arteries
  • Blood
  • Blood Coagulation
  • Forensic Medicine
  • Health Services
  • Muzzle Velocity
  • Projectiles
  • Thorax
  • Wounds And Injuries

Readers

  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) EDI Research and Innovation.