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1 Sharp Force Trauma

2 Incised wounds, slashes, gashes,splits, cuts

3 Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds These are injuries inflicted with sharp edged weapons when the weapon is drawn over the skin. The longest axis of these wounds is their length rather than depth. The weapons include knives, razors, broken pieces of china, pieces of glass, shrapnel, edges of leaves and paper

4 Types of incised wounds
Traumatology Sharp force Types of incised wounds Defence wounds Cut throat Self-inflicted or self-suffered Miscellaneous

5 Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds Defence wound

6 Traumatology Sharp force defence wounds mechanism of production

7 Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds Defence wound

8 Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds Defence wound

9 Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds Defence wound

10 Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds Defence wound

11 Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds Homicidal cut throt

12 Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds cut throat

13 Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds Homicidal cut throat

14 incised wounds suicidal cut throat

15 Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds

16 Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds incision with a blade of grass

17 Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds Radial trauma

18 Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds Self-inflicted injuries

19 Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds Self-inflicted injuries

20 Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds Suicidal wrist injury

21 Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds Self-inflicted injuries

22 Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds Self-inflicted trauma

23 Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds Typical incision

24 Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds

25 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Incised wounds, cuts, slashes, slices
Traumatology Traumatology Traumatology Sharp force trauma Traumatology Incised wounds, cuts, slashes, slices Homicidal, accidental or self inflicted ? 1 Pattern of grouping of wounds Site of infliction Character of wounds Cuts on clothes Defence wounds Secondary injuries Scene of occurrence 2 3 4 5 6 7

26 incisions vs split lacerations
Traumatology incisions vs split lacerations Character incision Split laceration Margins Straight Ragged Bed Clean cut Bridging Bleeding Profuse Scanty Vessels Cut Crushed Hair ends Trace evidence Minimal Much more Infection Less More often

27 incisions vs split lacerations
Traumatology incisions vs split lacerations Margins & beds of wounds

28 incisions vs split lacerations
Traumatology incisions vs split lacerations Amount of bleeding

29 incisions vs split lacerations
Traumatology incisions vs split lacerations Evidence of infection

30 Stabs

31 stab wounds These are sharp-edge injuries which
Traumatology Sharp force stab wounds These are sharp-edge injuries which penetrate deep inside the body usually into cavities of the trunk. Their longest axis is the depth. Stabs are produced when a sharp-edged pointed weapon is thrust perpendicular to the body.

32 Traumatology Sharp force stab wounds Single-edged pointed weapon

33 Traumatology Sharp force Stab wound Caused with a single-edged weapon

34 stab wounds single-edged stab double-edged stab Traumatology
Sharp force stab wounds single-edged stab double-edged stab

35 Traumatology Sharp force stab wounds Anger stabs

36 Traumatology Sharp force multiple stab wounds labelled for description

37 Traumatology Sharp force stab wound

38 Traumatology Sharp force stab wound

39 Traumatology Sharp force Stab neck Xray showing knife in situ

40 perforating stab Traumatology Sharp force labelled for description

41 punctured wound Self-injury with radio antenna Traumatology
Sharp force punctured wound Self-injury with radio antenna

42 punctured wound Self-injury with radio antenna Traumatology
Sharp force punctured wound Self-injury with radio antenna

43 punctured wound Self-injury with radio antenna Traumatology
Sharp force punctured wound Self-injury with radio antenna

44 Traumatology Sharp force stab wound with trace evidence

45 stab wound Traumatology Sharp force

46 stab wound Traumatology Sharp force

47 stab wound Traumatology Sharp force

48 Traumatology Sharp force stab wound double-edged pointed weapon

49 Traumatology Sharp force stab wounds Single-edged pointed weapon

50 Traumatology Sharp force stab wound neck perforating common carotid

51 Traumatology Sharp force stab wounds double-edged pointed weapon

52 Traumatology Sharp force stab wound Single-edged pointed weapon

53 stab wounds Traumatology Sharp force

54 Traumatology Sharp force stab wound with suspect weapon

55 Traumatology Sharp force stab wounds Single-edged pointed weapon

56 Traumatology Sharp force stab wound abdomen Injuring renal vein

57 stab wounds Traumatology Sharp force

58 stabs breast Traumatology Sharp force

59 stabs chest Traumatology Sharp force

60 stabs neck Traumatology Sharp force

61 Traumatology Sharp force stab neck Injuring trachea

62 stab in temple Traumatology Sharp force

63 Traumatology Sharp force stab in temple

64 1 Site and nature of cuts in clothes
Traumatology sharp force trauma STABS, PUNCTURES, PERFORATIONS Essential points of examination 1 Site and nature of cuts in clothes 2 Site of wounds, height from ground 3 Specifications of wounds 4 Depth and direction of penetration 5 Injuries to organs – cause of death 6 Examination of weapon and co-relation with injuries

65 stab wound comparison suicidal Homicidal accidental numbers
Traumatology Sharp force stab wound comparison suicidal Homicidal accidental numbers often single frequently multiple usually single tentative wounds mostly around site of fatal wound rare and away from fatal wound absent clothing not involved corresponding cuts involved haphazardly defence wounds often present site accessible anywhere


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