[Mechanism of formation and morphological features of a gunshot injury to the chest and abdomen arising from the use of body armor]. / Mekhanizm obrazovaniya i morfologicheskie osobennosti ognestrel'noi travmy grudi i zhivota, voznikayushchei pri ispol'zovanii bronezhileta.

The features of a gunshot injury arising in the presence of body armor on the injured person are considered. The purpose of the work is to reveal the mechanisms of damage formation during non-penetration of an armored composition, during its penetration, as well as during external or internal rebound. The characteristic of damages arising with this is given. It was shown that injuries due to non-penetration of body armor are characterized mainly by local closed injuries, not only of integumentary soft tissues, but also of internal organs in the projection of impact of a wounding projectile. With through penetration of body armor, the severity and volume of gunshot damage increase due to the introduction of fragments of bullets, fragments of armored panels and pieces of equipment into the wound channel. Rebounding of elements of dismantled bullets from the outer or inner surface of the body armor can cause severe gunshot damage to both the wearer of body armor and other persons. Knowledge of the mechanisms of formation and morphological features of injuries that occur when using body armor are prerequisites for a full forensic medical assessment of the investigated incident.

[Forensic characteristics of traumatic cartridges of caliber 18×45 mm and 18.5×55 mm of the OSA complex]. / Sudebno-meditsinskaya kharakteristika patronov travmaticheskogo deistviya kalibra 18×45 i 18,5×55 mm kompleksa OSA.

The purpose of the work is to show how, from the day it was created, the cartridges for barrelless firearms of limited destruction of the OSA complex changed. The main structural changes of cartridges of caliber 18x45 mm and 18.5x55 mm, affecting the nature of damage to the human body, are noted. It is shown that the general patterns of damage from modern bullets without a metal core are in many respects similar to the damage resulting from the firing of bullets of old specimens with a metal core. General recommendations are given for assessing the damage caused by pistols of the OCA complex.

[Features of forensic research of fetuses and newborns]. / Osobennosti sudebno-meditsinskikh issledovanii plodov i novorozhdennykh.

Special scientific directions are developing in the world - pediatric pathology and pediatric (perinatal) forensic medicine. The article presents eleven important features of the autopsy of fetuses and newborns that must be observed for a high-quality diagnosis of diseases and causes of death of children. The reasons for the importance of observing these features both in pathoanatomical and forensic autopsies are indicated. A proposal has been made to include the considered features in the standard protocol of the pathological and anatomical autopsy of the fetus and newborns.

[Fatal wound from a PB-2 pistol of the OSA complex with a bullet of cartridge 18x45TD]. / Smertel'noe ranenie iz pistoleta PB-2 kompleksa OSA pulei patrona 18×45TD.

Bullets without a metal core are almost the only ones currently produced for the OSA complex. In the available forensic literature there are small number of cases of the description of injuries using this cartridge. The article presents a case from practice when, in the course of forensic medical research, not only the type of cartridge used was established, but also the conclusion was drawn about the use of barrelless firearms of limited destruction, equipped with two cartridges at the same time - the PB-2 Egida pistol. This allowed police authorities to quickly identify the criminal person.