It led to an interesting discussion about wound dynamics, the “wound channel” and the “bleed ... the head to the lower abdomen where vital internal organs and nerves are clustered.

The entrance wound ... cavitation (for example, hollow point rounds), but high velocity is a major reason why rifles such as the AR-15 can wreak such catastrophic damage to internal organs ...

[9,10] When a bullet enters a body, energy is imparted to the tissue via a radial pressure wave and cavitation effects. [11,12] These physical effects lead to the formation of a temporary wound ...