Gunshot wound help! What does this mean?

Question

Writing a gangbanger-ish novel.. what do these terms mean (in reference to gunshots?)

- through and through
- exit wound
- entry wound

Answer 1

they mean just what they say
through and through.. went right hrough the vic
entry is where the bullet enterd
exit is where the bullet came out.

not all bullets exit, some.. like a 22 will bounce around inside the victim and thats what causes the most damage.


HOMEBOY DROP OFF means a friend or buddy drove the shooting victim to the hospital w/o calling the cops. sometimes they just open the car door and throw thier injured buddy out.. sometimes they actually do help them in.

Answer 2

A through and through is a bullet that went in someone and came out the other side.

An entry wound is where the bullet enters the body.

An exit wound is where the round exits the body.

One thing you might want to keep in mind is that exit wounds are remarkably nastier than entry wounds. Rounds pierce on the way in, but tear on the way out. An entry wound is fairly small, usually a nice, round hole the size of the bullet. An exit wound, depending on the round used, can be the size of a man's fist or larger.

Answer 3

Well through and through pretty much means what it sounds like, meaning: the bullet went in one side, continued through the area, and came out the other side.

Exit Wound: is the wound created by the bullet exiting the body

Entry Wound: is the wound created by the bullet entering the body.

I believe an exit wound is typically larger in size in relation to the entry wound too... that bit of information may be helpful depending on the details you want to include.

Hope this helps. :-)

Answer 4

Through and through: The bullet moves in one side of an object and out the other side

Exit wound: The point at which the bullet leaves the object

Entry wound: The point at which the bullet enters the object

Hope this helps.

Answer 5

"exit wound" is just that, it is the wound that the bullet made on its way out of the body.
"entry wound" it is the wound the bullet made on the way into the body.Some times there would be no exit wound.
"through & through" clean shot, bullet went in & came out.

Answer 6

Entry wound the point the bullet entered the body.

Exit wound the point where it may have left the body.

Answer 7

through and through means that when they were shot the bullet came out the other side. went in... went through... went out.

exit wound is where a bullet leaves the body on a through and through

entry wound is simply put... point of entry of the bullet