sharp force trauma. incised wounds, slashes, gashes,splits, cuts

Sharp Force Trauma

Incised wounds,slashes, gashes,splits,

cuts

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


Types of incised wounds 1 Defence wounds2 Cut throat3 Self-inflicted or self-suffered4 Miscellaneous

Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds

Defence wound

defence wounds

mechanism of production



Defence wound


Homicidal cut throt


cut throat


Homicidal cut throat

incised wounds

suicidal cut throat


incision with a blade of grass


Radial trauma


incised wounds Self-inflictedinjuries


incised wounds

Self-inflicted injuries


Suicidal wrist injury


Self-inflicted injuries


incised wounds

Self-inflictedtrauma


incised wounds

Typicalincision

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Incised wounds, cuts, slashes, slicesHomicidal, accidental or self inflicted ?

Pattern of grouping of wounds

Site of infliction

Character of wounds

Cuts on clothes

Defence wounds

Secondary injuries

Scene of occurrence

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Traumatology

incisions vs split lacerations

Character incision Split laceration

Margins Straight Ragged

Bed Clean cut Bridging

Bleeding Profuse Scanty

Vessels Cut Crushed

Hair ends Cut Crushed

Trace evidence Minimal Much more

Infection Less More often

Traumatology


Margins & beds of wounds

Traumatology


Amount of bleeding

Traumatology


Evidence of infection


stab wounds

These are sharp-edge injuries which penetrate deep inside the body usuallyinto cavities of the trunk. Their longestaxis is the depth. Stabs are produced when a sharp-edged pointed weaponis thrust perpendicular to the body.

Traumatology Sharp force stab wounds

Single-edged pointed weapon


Stab wound

Caused with a single-edgedweapon


double-edgedstab

single-edgedstab


Anger stabs

Traumatology Sharp force multiple stab wounds

labelled for description

Traumatology Sharp force stab wound


Stab neck

Xray showingknife in situ

Traumatology Sharp force perforating stab

labelled for description

Traumatology Sharp force punctured wound

Self-injury with radio antenna

stab wound

with trace evidence


stab wound Traumatology Sharp force

stab wound

double-edged pointed weapon


stab wounds



stab wound neck

perforating common carotid


stab wounds

double-edged pointed weapon


stab wound



stab wounds Traumatology Sharp force

stab wound

with suspect weapon


stab wounds



stab wound abdomen

Injuring renal vein


stab wounds Traumatology Sharp force

stabs breast Traumatology Sharp force

stabs chest Traumatology Sharp force

stabs neck Traumatology Sharp force

stab neck

Injuring trachea


stab in temple Traumatology Sharp force

Traumatology Sharp force stab in temple

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

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

absent often present absent

site accessible anywhere anywhere

sharp force trauma. incised wounds, slashes, gashes,splits, cuts

Documents

sharp force trauma slide

bleeding slide

paper slide

miscellaneous slide

blade of grass slide

sharpedge injuries

sharp edged weapons

singleedged weapon slide