Types of Injuries
Blunt Force Injuries |
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The scraping, shearing, tearing, or crushing of tissue material that occurs when the body is struck by an object with a dull surface.
Sharp Force Injuries |
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A stabbing, incision, chopping, or therapeutic wound to tissue material that occurs when the body is struck by an object with a sharp edge.
Firearm Injuries
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A wound to tissue material that occurs when the body comes into contact with a projectile fired by a firearm.
Asphyxia Injuries
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Tissue damage that occurs from an inadequate oxygen supply reaching or being used by a region of tissue(s).
Environmental Injuries
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Bodily harm that results from extreme interactions with natural or ambient weather conditions.
Diseases
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Diseased tissues/remains must be analyzed to determine if they could have contributed to death and if they are heritable or not to determine if the family needs to take further medical precautionary steps.
Trauma
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Any physical wound or injury
Wound
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An injury to living tissue.
This type of wound results when the depth of the wound is greater than the length of the injury on the skin. The edges of these type of injuries tend to be sharp without any abrasions or contusions.
This is a cut type injury where the length of the wound is longer than its depth of the wound in the body. The edges of this injury tend to be straight without abrasions and contusions.
This is a type of injury where a heavy instrument with a sharp cutting edge impacts the skin and causes a crushing injury with sharp and blunt wound characteristics.
These are wounds or incisions that are resulting from a medical procedure.
Genetically passed on in families.
