Forensic Injuries

Question 1

What is the legal definition of wond?

Answer 1

Breach of the full thickness of the skin.

Question 2

What is the medical definition of wond?

Answer 2

Disruption of the continuity of the tissue produced by external mechanical force

Question 3

Mention the medicolegal devisions of wond

Answer 3

1. Accidental.
2. Homicidal.
3. Sucidal.
4. Self inflecting.

Question 4

Mention three kinetic injuries caused by blunt force.

Answer 4

1. Abrasions.
2. Bruises.
3. Lacerations.

Question 5

Talk about abrasions in 4 points

Answer 5

1. It’s kinetic injury caused by blunt force.
2. It’s the most superfecial type.
3. They only bleed if dermal papillae are involved.
4. Always associated with bruise and lacerations.

Question 6

The medicolegal important of abrasions [4]

Answer 6

1. It’s the most informative type.
2. Always reflect the site.
3. Often indicate to the size and shape of causative object.
4. often indicate to the direction of impact.

Question 7

Problems with bruises:

Answer 7

1. Delayed appearance.
2. Often doesn’t reflect to the site of injury.
3. Often doesn’t reflect to the size of force.
4. Often the shape of bruises is not related to the force.

Question 8

Character of laceration

Answer 8

1. Irregular in shape.
2. Bulged fat.
3. Crushed hair.
4. Tissue bridges.

Question 9

Patterned bruises [6]

Answer 9

1. Interadermal bruise.
2. Finger bad bruises.
3. Tramline bruise.
4. Love bite (hickey).
5. Kicking.
6. Black eye.