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Wound ballistics: an introduction for health, legal, forensic, military and law enforcement professionals

(DVD excerpt)

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Summary

Designed for instructional purposes, this film has been made for a range of specialist audiences. Health professionals, who treat people wounded by weapons, will benefit from a better understanding of the physical process of wounding. Lawyers need a good grasp of wound ballistics to promote rules limiting the use of force and prohibiting certain bullets. Forensic experts require an understanding of wound ballistics when presenting evidence in court about cause of death. This is 3'30 minute excerpt from the DVD

Details

Running time:
3'34 min
Release year:
2008
Original version:
ENG
Reference:
V-F-CR-F-00943
Copyright:
ICRC

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