Incised wounds by Dr.M Balaji singh, ACSMCH, Chennai 2020
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Incised wounds by Dr.M Balaji singh, ACSMCH, Chennai 2020
- 3. :1. Synonyms: cut, slash, slice. ( it is longer than it’s depth) 2. Definition: It refers to an open wound resulting from a cut or an incision in the skin or underlying tissues by sharp force. It is caused by a weapon with sharp cutting edge when it is drawn across the skin. .
- 4. 3. Causative weapons: - Light cutting weapons knives, razor, blades, scissors and scalpel - Heavy cutting weapons daggers, swords, axe, chopper.
- 5. 4. pressure + movement of the weapon + sharpness Striking force – assailant strikes on a victim by knife Drawing force- surgeon draws an incision on a patient’s body by a scalpel Sawing force – to and fro movements by sharp weapon
- 6. - Shape of weapon. - Sharpness of edge. - Manner of infliction. - Tissues involved. -Relative position and reaction of the victim
- 9. A) shape of the wound: usually spindle shaped & gaping. B) margins: clean & regularly cut, not contused C) bleeding; bleed freely & profusely due to blood vessels are clean cut
- 10. d) edges: sharp, evenly divided, averted, smooth, e) angles: sharp , acute. f) base: intervening deeper tissues are leanly & evenly divided. g) dimensions: length is greater than depth and Width of wound is. h)pain ;relatively less
- 11. I) tailing of the wound: -gradual decrease in depth of wound is seen towards terminal end. -So a superficial wound involving only skin is seen at one end -This is called “ tailing of the wound”. -Tailing indicates direction of the application of force.
- 12. J).clothes: showing clean cuts , mostly in case of assault. cutson clothes may correspond with the wound , but if the clothes are loose, folded or drawn up during struggle, cuts in clothes may not coincide with the wounds.
- 13. 1 manner of infliction -self inflicted (suicidal) -homicidal -accidental -surgical 2, cause of death due to incised wound is severe bleeding- hypovolemic shock 3, Age of the wound –by findings of healing process.
- 14. Deliberate self harm is called para –suicide History of similar attempts.
- 16. Usually involve accessible body parts . Injured parts are ‘less sensitive’ i.e. rarely involve lips, or face. Clothes are often intact (but not always) Tentative or hesitation marks are highly characteristic of self-inflicted wounds
- 17. they refers to the preliminary cuts made by self, intending to commit suicide before gathering a sufficient courage to make a final deep cut CHARACTERISTICS These are generally small, multiple superficial cuts found at the commencement of incised wound & merging with the main incision.
- 19. features: multiple, parallel , mostly superficial , super imposed, . found on of the body, opposite side to the dominant hand, Seen in women >men Self mutilation e.g. self castration usually indicates severe mental illness
- 21. Targets are often neck, face and chest, abdomen ‘ Usually single and deep, but multiple deep injuries are always homicidal. Not associated with hesitation/ tentative marks Clothing often damaged . May be associated with defensive injuries, or signs of restraint. Sweeping/ slash (striking force) in nature Most homicidal cutthroat injuries are inflicted from behind the victim, and the head is pulled back to expose the throat.
- 33. Accidental incised wounds are commonly the result of either a fall onto broken glass, or through a glazed surface, or during DIY or working with sharp tools. The wounds may be on the forearms or wrists /
- 38. More in lacerated wounds Relatively less in incision