forensic aspects of trauma Flashcards
(14 cards)
excessive mehcing formces leas to
compression
traction
torions - twisig motino
tranelation - shearing
classication of injury is based of
appere or method caused - e.g. abation, lactioern, gunshot burn
manner of cuaes - suice, homice or accidne
nature - blude,t sharpt or explsoece
blunt force injueris incldu
laceration, abtions, contuions,
tram line brusies inducate`
rods being used
facters taht effect bruing pronane inclde
skin colouer
depath
fat ammont
locaiton ie more como in scotrum or eyebrows
relisant area - buttocks / abdomen
coagulation disorders - thrombocyer, von willervnads , liver dsae
laceration look lke
rought edges
sharp foce injuer types
insiced - longer than it is deep
stabs - deepr than it is long
acitive defecne is
wehre the viutm tries to grab attackers weapon
passive defeicen is
wehre the victum riase ars or legs for defence
these can cause injuries on the front of back of the ahdn
slef inflice owundges gnealrly happen on
writs, abdomen, foreame, chest
tramauatic sub arachonid haermoage is
where a sub arachoid haremmage leads to death to axons with the brain stem and they are gone before they hit the deck
this is due to suddenturin of head, ie a punch
diffue axonsal injuery is
no apaprn mass of matbolc injeyr but long term coma is present
tramuatic xonal injary
damage of axons due to trama