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Incised wounds are otherwise known as slash or a cut. It is a type of mechanical injury that is produced by a sharp cutting weapon. The force when delivered over a very narrow area corresponding with the cutting edge of Continue reading
A contusion, also known as a bruise is the extravasation or collection of blood due to the rupture of blood vessels caused by the application of mechanical force of blunt nature without loss of continuity of tissues. It is caused Continue reading
Hypostasis is also known as Postmortem Lividity, livor mortis, vibices, suggillation, postmortem staining. It is the purplish-blue or reddish-blue discoloration due to the settling of blood by the gravitational force within the dependent dilated and toneless small veins and capillaries Continue reading
A contusion, also known as a bruise is the extravasation or collection of blood due to the rupture of blood vessels caused by the application of mechanical force of blunt nature without loss of continuity of tissues. It is caused Continue reading
Abrasion is also known as gravel rash is a type of mechanical injury that causes destruction of the skin, and is characterized by the loss of superficial skin or mucous membrane due to the application of mechanical force. The general Continue reading
Fabricated wounds are those which are produced by a person on his own body or by another person by his consent. These are otherwise known as self-inflicted wounds. They are fictitious, forged, or invented wounds. They have mostly incised wounds Continue reading
A defense wound is an injury received by the victim of an attack due to immediate and instinctive reaction to the attack while defending against the assailant to save himself. These types of wounds are mostly found in the hands Continue reading
Mechanical injuries are Injuries caused by physical violence to the body. Based on the causative forces, mechanical injuries can be divided into blunt force injury, sharp-edged weapon injuries, and piercing weapon injury. These injuries can be inflicted accidentally, or in Continue reading
Injuries caused by physical violence to the body are known as Mechanical Injuries. These injuries can be caused by a blunt or a sharp force and the forensic medical examination of such injuries are an important section under forensic-medical traumatology. Continue reading
The term ‘injury’, under Section 44 of IPC, denotes any harm illegally caused to any person, on body, mind, reputation, or property. It will include any tortuous act also. Injuries can be severe life-threatening or they may be mild. The Continue reading
X-rays are the most common as well as essential imaging method used in the field of forensic medicine. The foreign bodies present in the body can be displayed and localized and helps to detect traumatic and pathological changes. It is Continue reading
Hanging is the form of violent death produced by suspending the body with a ligature around the neck. The constriction force will be the weight of the body or a part of the body weight. In complete hanging, the weight Continue reading
Algor Mortis and Livor Mortis both are the processes that takes place in a dead body. Algor Mortis is the process of cooling of body after death and Livor Mortis is settling of the blood in body after death. Algor Continue reading
A child showing a sign of life, even when only a part of the child is out of the mother, though the child has not breathed or is not completely born, is considered as live birth. If the death of Continue reading
Human Race is defined as the biological grouping within human beings distinguished or classified according to genetically transmitted differences. Race is a population concept. The population of the world is divided into three types of races namely Caucasians or Caucasoid, Continue reading
