Daggers produce elliptical stab wounds corresponding to the length of the weapon. The depth of stab wounds generally equals the length of the dagger. Knives can produce incised wounds or stab wounds with a wedge shape, and injuries are often homicidal. Butcher knives produce cut lacerations and chop wounds, with dimensions matching the blade cross-section. Axes also produce cut and chop wounds, and may cause amputations. Cycle chains cause patterned abrasions and lacerations during riots. Tires produce imprint abrasions in road traffic accidents. Hammers cause abrasions, contusions and skull fractures. Ropes induce patterned abrasions and bruises in hangings or strangulations. Sticks, rods and st
Daggers produce elliptical stab wounds corresponding to the length of the weapon. The depth of stab wounds generally equals the length of the dagger. Knives can produce incised wounds or stab wounds with a wedge shape, and injuries are often homicidal. Butcher knives produce cut lacerations and chop wounds, with dimensions matching the blade cross-section. Axes also produce cut and chop wounds, and may cause amputations. Cycle chains cause patterned abrasions and lacerations during riots. Tires produce imprint abrasions in road traffic accidents. Hammers cause abrasions, contusions and skull fractures. Ropes induce patterned abrasions and bruises in hangings or strangulations. Sticks, rods and st
Daggers produce elliptical stab wounds corresponding to the length of the weapon. The depth of stab wounds generally equals the length of the dagger. Knives can produce incised wounds or stab wounds with a wedge shape, and injuries are often homicidal. Butcher knives produce cut lacerations and chop wounds, with dimensions matching the blade cross-section. Axes also produce cut and chop wounds, and may cause amputations. Cycle chains cause patterned abrasions and lacerations during riots. Tires produce imprint abrasions in road traffic accidents. Hammers cause abrasions, contusions and skull fractures. Ropes induce patterned abrasions and bruises in hangings or strangulations. Sticks, rods and st
It produces elliptical shaped stab, injuries with clean cut edges. Width of the weapon roughly corresponds to the length of the injury. The length of weapon generally equal to the depth of injury.
Medico - Legal Importance :
The stab wound provides approximate dimensions of the weapon. The stab wound also provides the direction in which the wound was inflicted. NIFE ( SINGLE EDGED ) : is a weapon with one edge sharp and the other edge blunt. he injuries produced are incised injuries. also produce stab injuries with wedge shape. edico - Legal Importance : he injuries produced especially stab injuries are mostly homicidal in nature. ccidental incised injuries may also be produced. BUTCHERS KNIFE : is a heavy cutting weapon with one sharp edge and an elongated handle. produces cut lacerations and chop wounds. Medico - Legal Importance : he injuries are mostly homicidal. he dimensions of the wound correspond to cross section of penetrating blade. When the whole blade strikes the body at the same time, the depth may be same throughout the wound. AXE : It is a heavy cutting weapon. The injuries produced are cut lacerations and chop wounds. Medico - Legal Importance : The injuries are mostly homicidal. If the extremities are attached, there may be complete or incomplete amputation of the fingers or other bows and the joints may be separated or disarticulated. CYCLE CHAIN ( MOPED CHAIN ) : It is used in riots. It produced patterned abrasions and lacerations contusions and sometimes frac Medico - Legal Importance : Homicidal in nature. TYRE : It is heavy blunt object. It produces tyre marks imprint abrasions, Medico - Legal Importance : Road Traffic Accidents Hammer : Hard heavy blunt weapon Injuries produced : Abrasion, contusion, laceration Signature fracture of the skull ( ala signature) Rope : Injures sustained : Patterned abrasion, patterned bruise Used : Hanging, Strangulation Death : Asphyxia, Hypoxia encepholapathy Wooden Stick / Iron rod / cricket stump:
Type of injury : Grievous type, sometimes simple SHOTGUN CARTRIDGE : The cartridge case is filled as follows - the base, percussion cap, the propellent charge, a thick feltwad with cardboard disc lying in front and behind the short and finally the retaining cardboard disc. The shot consists of several small lead shots, the number depending on the size of the individual pellets. Medico - Legal Importance : It produce gun shot injury which is usually homicidal.