Ballistic impacts on an anatomically correct synthetic skull with a surrogate skin/soft tissue layer

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dc.contributor.authorMahoney, Peter F.
dc.contributor.authorCarr, Debra J.
dc.contributor.authorArm, Richard
dc.contributor.authorGibb, Iain
dc.contributor.authorHunt, Nicholas
dc.contributor.authorDelaney, Russ J.
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-02T11:47:41Z
dc.date.available2018-02-02T11:47:41Z
dc.date.issued2017-11-28
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this work was to further develop a synthetic model of ballistic head injury by the addition of skin and soft tissue layers to an anatomically correct polyurethane skull filled with gelatine 10% by mass. Six head models were impacted with 7.62 x 39 mm full metal jacket mild steel core (FMJ MSC) bullets with a mean velocity of 652 m/s. The impact events were filmed with high-speed cameras. The models were imaged pre- and post-impact using computed tomography. The models were assessed post impact by two experienced Home Office pathologists and the images assessed by an experienced military radiologist. The findings were scored against real injuries. The entry wounds, exit wounds and fracture patterns were scored positively, but the synthetic skin and soft tissue layer was felt to be too extendable. Further work is ongoing to address this.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationMahoney, P., Carr, D., Arm, R. et al. Ballistic impacts on an anatomically correct synthetic skull with a surrogate skin/soft tissue layer. International Journal of Legal Medicine, Vol. 132, Issue 2, March 2018, pp. 519-530en_UK
dc.identifier.issn0937-9827
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-017-1737-9
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/12953
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherSpringeren_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectHead injuryen_UK
dc.subjectCT scanningen_UK
dc.subjectBallistic imagesen_UK
dc.subjectSynthetic skinen_UK
dc.titleBallistic impacts on an anatomically correct synthetic skull with a surrogate skin/soft tissue layeren_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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