Victims of penetrating and incised wounds:​ a review of 200 cases

Cassidy, M. T.; Curtis, M.

Affiliations

¹Department of State Pathology, c/o Fire Brigade Training Centre, Malahide Road, Marino, Dublin 3, Ireland

Abstract and keywords

A review of 200 fatal victim cases of penetrating and incised wounds was conducted. The cases were entered into an electronic database. Analysis provided data concerning various aspects including:

the age and sex of victims
the number and type of wounds inflicted
the wound sites
the contour of wounds
additional wound features such as hiltmarks, withdrawal scratches, notching, “fishtailing”
the presence of defensive wounds
associated blunt force trauma
post-injury activity
post-injury surgical intervention
post-injury survival times
the availability of victims’ clothing for examination by the pathologist.

Keywords: penetrating, incised wounds, stab wounds, defensive wounds

Links

DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-3796-1_42

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