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DERMAL NITRATE TEST ( PARAFFIN TEST )
METHOD:• Molten paraffin wax is brushed on the
suspect’s hand • After hardening it is peeled off. • The inner surface of the wax cast is
then treated with diphenylamine or diphenylbenzidine reagent.
• ‘ Blue colour ’ develops wherever the powder residue is present.
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DERMAL NITRATE TEST ( PARAFFIN TEST )
DRAWBACKS:FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT• Washed hand• Delay in doing the test.• Weapon is well constructed.FALSE POSITIVE RESULT• Hand contaminated with nitrogenous
compounds – Tobacco, leguminous plants, soil, cosmetics, fertilizers etc.
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Other tests
OTHER TESTS (To find out whether a suspect discharged a firearm recently, or not) are:
• The Harrison & Gilroy test• TLC, HPLC, GC.• Atomic absorption spectroscopy.• Neutron activation analysis.
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BALLISTICS - SPECIAL ASPECTS
• Balling of shots• Bullet embolism • Billiard ball effect• Ricochet bullet
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Various types of bullets
• Tandem bullet• Tandem cartridge• Souvenir bullet• Frangible bullet• Yawing bullet• Tumbling bullet
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• Dum dum bullet• Explosive bullet• Incendiary bullet• Plastic bullet
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• Single entry, multiple exits• Entrance wound present, bullet
not found• Unexplained bullets in body• Atypical wound of entrance• Multiple entry/exits (single shot)
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Kennedy Phenomenon• Medico-legal evaluation of
firearm injury made difficult by surgical suturing or alteration.
Rayalaseema Phenomenon• Medico-legal evaluation of a
firearm injury made difficult by deliberate mutilation. Eg. Cutting or stabbing through it.
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Autopsy procedures
• Crime scene• Clothing • Firearm injuries• Precautions • Cause of death• Chemical analysis
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SUICIDE• More common
in males • Usually single
wound• Injury in one of
the sites- temple, centre of forehead, roof of mouth, left side chest.
HOMICIDE• Can involve
either sex
• Usually multiple.
• Can be anywhere (inaccessible
areas & non-vital areas).
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SUICIDE• Usually
contact wound. • Weapon near
the body• Scene –
victim’s home • Suicide note
may be present
HOMICIDE• Close or
distant shot• Weapon absent
• Anywhere
• Absent
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