ABSTRACT
Through the experiments of producing spherical steel-bullet (4.763mm in caliber and 0,44gm in weight) wound on the hind legs of 17 dogs, the authors re- ported that there was a definite linear relationship between the reactions of the serum creatine kinase and the amount of kintic energy from the high speed of the bullets absorbed by the tissues and also with the weight of dead tissue removed around the bullet-path, Within the first 6 hours after injury, the activity of SCK increased with the rise of the biologic effect values of the amount of the kinetic energy absorbed and the weight of the dead tissue removed.
ABSTRACT
Pathohistological observations on the soft tissue wounds experimentally produced with steel-bullets of three different weights and 8 different velocities were carried out on 42 dogs. It was found that if the weight of the bullets was identi- cal while their velocities were different, the severity of the injury and the extent of the contusion zone were directly related to the velocity of the bullet. The characteristic feature was that the injury at the entrance of the bullet was more severe than that at the exit. It might be resulted from the fact that the energy of the bullet was rapidly delivered soon after it penetrated the skin because of its light weight and the high resistance of the tissues.