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Review Question - QID 4641

Gun Shot Wounds Etiology Pathoanatomy QID: 4641 (OBQ13.6)
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QID 4641 (Type "4641" in App Search)
A ballistics expert examines the effects of bullets on tissues. He defines a "penetrating missile" as one that delivers an entrance wound but no exit wound, and a "perforating missile" as one that possesses both entrance and exit wounds. He also defines bullet "yaw" as the tumble of a bullet or its tendency to turn sideways in flight. A diagram of bullet yaw is seen in Figure A. Which of the following scenarios leads to the greatest transfer of kinetic energy to tissues?
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