Injury in medicolegal aspects

1. PRESENTED BY-
 PARIMAL MAKADI
 AKANKSHA LOHIYA
 SAKSHI BHALME
 APARNA TRIPATHI
 KOUSHAL RAJPOOT
SUBMITTEDTO-
AGADTANTRA DEPARTMENT
GUIDED BY-
Dr. Chaitanya baraskar
Dr. Kanchan Gaidhani

17. Trait Entry wound Exit wound
Size Smaller than the diameter of bullet Bigger than the bullet
Edges Inverted Everted
Bruising, abarasion
collar
Present Absent
Burning, Blackening Maybe present Absent
Bleeding Less More
Fat No protrusion except in contact shot May protrude
Tissues within and
around the wound
Maybe cherry red No colour change
Fibres of clothing Turned in and maybe carried in wound Turned out
Lead or metal ring Maybe seen around wound with
radiological examination
Absent

19. Thermal
injury

20.  Injuries due to heat:
1. Dry heat
2. Moist heat – Scald
3. Chemical
4. Electric burn
5. Radiation burn
 Injuries due to cold:
1. Trench foot
2. Frost bite

21. Scald Electric Burn
Chemical burn
Frost bite Trench foot

22. Definition
A burn is defined as an injury which is caused by application of
heat or chemical substance to the external or internal body
surface.

24. Dupyutren – 6 degrees
 First Degree – no scar
 Second Degree – if not deep then no scar and vise versa
 Third Degree – Scar formation, nerve endings injured
 Fourth Degree – nerves damaged, skin contraction
 Fifth Degree – muscles damaged, more scarring
 Sixth Degree – charring of body parts
Wilsons
1. Epidermal
2. Dermo-epidermal
3. Deep

26.  Temperature
 Contact duration
 Area of burn
 Age
 Presence of clothes
 Site

28.  Primary neurogenic shock
 Secondary shock
 Asphyxia
 Accidental injuries
 Inflammation of internal organs
 Toxemia
 Sepsis
 Acute renal failure
 Complications
 Multisystem failure

29.  Normally 1 week
 Shock- 1-2 days
 Sepsis – 4-6 weeks

30. 1. External
2. Internal
Medico legal Aspect
Antemortem and post mortem burn:
Line of redness
Vesication
Reparative process