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Sharp Force Trauma
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Incised wounds, slashes, gashes,splits, cuts
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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
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Types of incised wounds
Traumatology Sharp force Types of incised wounds Defence wounds Cut throat Self-inflicted or self-suffered Miscellaneous
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Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds Defence wound
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Traumatology Sharp force defence wounds mechanism of production
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Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds Defence wound
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Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds Defence wound
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Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds Defence wound
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Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds Defence wound
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Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds Homicidal cut throt
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Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds cut throat
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Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds Homicidal cut throat
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incised wounds suicidal cut throat
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Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds
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Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds incision with a blade of grass
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Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds Radial trauma
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Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds Self-inflicted injuries
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Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds Self-inflicted injuries
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Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds Suicidal wrist injury
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Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds Self-inflicted injuries
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Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds Self-inflicted trauma
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Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds Typical incision
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Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds
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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
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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
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incisions vs split lacerations
Traumatology incisions vs split lacerations Margins & beds of wounds
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incisions vs split lacerations
Traumatology incisions vs split lacerations Amount of bleeding
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incisions vs split lacerations
Traumatology incisions vs split lacerations Evidence of infection
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Stabs
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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.
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Traumatology Sharp force stab wounds Single-edged pointed weapon
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Traumatology Sharp force Stab wound Caused with a single-edged weapon
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stab wounds single-edged stab double-edged stab Traumatology
Sharp force stab wounds single-edged stab double-edged stab
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Traumatology Sharp force stab wounds Anger stabs
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Traumatology Sharp force multiple stab wounds labelled for description
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Traumatology Sharp force stab wound
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Traumatology Sharp force stab wound
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Traumatology Sharp force Stab neck Xray showing knife in situ
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perforating stab Traumatology Sharp force labelled for description
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punctured wound Self-injury with radio antenna Traumatology
Sharp force punctured wound Self-injury with radio antenna
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punctured wound Self-injury with radio antenna Traumatology
Sharp force punctured wound Self-injury with radio antenna
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punctured wound Self-injury with radio antenna Traumatology
Sharp force punctured wound Self-injury with radio antenna
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Traumatology Sharp force stab wound with trace evidence
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stab wound Traumatology Sharp force
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stab wound Traumatology Sharp force
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stab wound Traumatology Sharp force
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Traumatology Sharp force stab wound double-edged pointed weapon
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Traumatology Sharp force stab wounds Single-edged pointed weapon
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Traumatology Sharp force stab wound neck perforating common carotid
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Traumatology Sharp force stab wounds double-edged pointed weapon
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Traumatology Sharp force stab wound Single-edged pointed weapon
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stab wounds Traumatology Sharp force
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Traumatology Sharp force stab wound with suspect weapon
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Traumatology Sharp force stab wounds Single-edged pointed weapon
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Traumatology Sharp force stab wound abdomen Injuring renal vein
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stab wounds Traumatology Sharp force
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stabs breast Traumatology Sharp force
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stabs chest Traumatology Sharp force
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stabs neck Traumatology Sharp force
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Traumatology Sharp force stab neck Injuring trachea
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stab in temple Traumatology Sharp force
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Traumatology Sharp force stab in temple
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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
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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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