SZ/OEMU/46/5/3 - An examination of the Zuckerman criteria of wounding, based on a review of the available literature, August 1946

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/46/5/3

Level of description

Item

Title

An examination of the Zuckerman criteria of wounding, based on a review of the available literature, August 1946

Date/s

1946

Quantity & Format

7 leaves

Subject

Wounds and injuries
Splinters
Vulnerable area

Creator

Wright, H. B.

Scope and content

Looks at the possibility of modifying the Zuckerman principle in the light of recent findings. Compilation of a scale of wound severities and an ordering of weapons in terms of lethality will be necessary before any modification can take place. The paper looks at vulnerable areas, fragment characteristics, and what constitutes an incapacitating wound.

SZ/OEMU/46/5/2

With covering letter [SZ/OEMU/46/5/2].

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/OEMU - Ministry of Home Security, Oxford Extra-Mural Unit
  - SZ/OEMU/46 - [OEMU. Ordnance Board]
    - SZ/OEMU/46/5 - [OEMU. Ordnance Board. Major H.B. Wright]
      - SZ/OEMU/46/5/3 - An examination of the Zuckerman criteria of wounding, based on a review of the available literature, August 1946

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