Sharp Force Trauma

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 includeknives, razors, broken pieces of china, pieces of glass, shrapnel, edges of leaves and paper

4. 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-inflictedinjuries

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 Typicalincision

24. Traumatology Sharp force incised wounds

25. Traumatology Traumatology Traumatology Traumatology Sharp force trauma 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. Traumatology incisions vs split lacerations

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

28. Traumatology incisions vs split lacerations Amount of bleeding

29. Traumatology incisions vs split lacerations Evidence of infection

30. Stabs

31. 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-edgedweapon

34. Traumatology Sharp force stab wounds single-edgedstab double-edgedstab

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 showingknife in situ

40. perforating stab Traumatology Sharp force labelled for description

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

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

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

44. Traumatology Sharp force stab wound with trace evidence

45. Traumatology Sharp force stab wound

46. Traumatology Sharp force stab wound

47. Traumatology Sharp force stab wound

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