Autopsy Flashcards
1
Q
Types of trauma
A
Bruise Cut Stab Laceration Abrasion
2
Q
Bruise
A
Blunt trauma injury
An extravasated collection of blood which has leaked from small damaged vessels ( small arteries, venules and veins but NOT CAPILLARIES)
3
Q
Abrasion
A
Graze or scratch
Confined to epidermis
Most superficial blunt force injury
4
Q
Laceration
A
Split to skin due to blunt force trauma
Passes through full thickness of skin
5
Q
Cut
A
Split in skin = longer than it is deep
length > depth
6
Q
Stab
A
Split in skin that is deeper than long
depth > width
7
Q
What do cuts and stabs have together?
A
Caused by sharp object with clean edges to the wound
