ANTE MORTEM & POST
MORTEM WOUNDS
Diksha Mehra
Volunteer AFRS
G D Goenka University
CONTENTS
• INTRODUCTION
-TERMINOLOGIES
-SIGNIFICANCE
• ANTE MORTEM
• POST MORTEM
• DIFFERENCES
• REFERENCES
Wound
•A cut or
hole in the
flesh
usually
caused by a
weapon.
Ante -
Mortem
•Before
death.
•Wounds
caused
before
death.
Post –
Mortem
•After
death.
•Wounds
caused
after death.
INTRODUCTION- TERMINOLOGIES
INTRODUCTION – SIGNIFICANCE
• Identification
• Cause of death
• Type of weapon used
• Important in case of drowning
• Environment
• Bone injuries
Fig.1
Fig.2
BEFORE DEATH
COULD BE CAUSE
OF DEATH
BLEEDING
WOUND, CLOTS
AUTOPSY
DIFFERENTIATES
POST AND ANTE
MORTEM
IDENTIFYING
CHARACTERISTIC
FOR AN
INDIVIDUAL
POST-
MORTEM
AFTER
DEATH,
CORPSE
WOUNDS
DELIBERATE
WOUNDS,
CAUSE
CONFUSION
DECAY,
ANIMAL
FEEDING
SIGNIFICANT
FOR
FORENSIC
MEDICINE
LEADS TO
SECONDARY
CRIME
SCENE
ANTE MORTEM WOUNDS
• Immediate bleeding in the wound.
• No lividity bruises
• Blood clots formed. Blood might
also jam the vessels.
• Mesh like calcium structures seen
on bone injuries.
POST MORTEM WOUNDS
• No bleeding. Some exceptions are
seen in case of drowning and fall.
• Lividity – due to gravity blood pools
in lower arms and limbs.
• No formation of clots.
• Bone cracks are clearly visible
without any calcium deposits or
bridge formation.
REFERENCES
BOOKS
• Colins Dictionary
• The Essentials of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology By Dr.
K. S. Narayan Reddy
WEBSITES
• https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-
almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/antemortem-injuries
• Fig. 1 http://med.pdn.ac.lk/departments/forensic/self-
learning/cut.jpg
• Fig.2
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    ANTE MORTEM &POST MORTEM WOUNDS Diksha Mehra Volunteer AFRS G D Goenka University
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    CONTENTS • INTRODUCTION -TERMINOLOGIES -SIGNIFICANCE • ANTEMORTEM • POST MORTEM • DIFFERENCES • REFERENCES
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    Wound •A cut or holein the flesh usually caused by a weapon. Ante - Mortem •Before death. •Wounds caused before death. Post – Mortem •After death. •Wounds caused after death. INTRODUCTION- TERMINOLOGIES
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    INTRODUCTION – SIGNIFICANCE •Identification • Cause of death • Type of weapon used • Important in case of drowning • Environment • Bone injuries Fig.1 Fig.2
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    BEFORE DEATH COULD BECAUSE OF DEATH BLEEDING WOUND, CLOTS AUTOPSY DIFFERENTIATES POST AND ANTE MORTEM IDENTIFYING CHARACTERISTIC FOR AN INDIVIDUAL
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    ANTE MORTEM WOUNDS •Immediate bleeding in the wound. • No lividity bruises • Blood clots formed. Blood might also jam the vessels. • Mesh like calcium structures seen on bone injuries. POST MORTEM WOUNDS • No bleeding. Some exceptions are seen in case of drowning and fall. • Lividity – due to gravity blood pools in lower arms and limbs. • No formation of clots. • Bone cracks are clearly visible without any calcium deposits or bridge formation.
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    REFERENCES BOOKS • Colins Dictionary •The Essentials of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology By Dr. K. S. Narayan Reddy WEBSITES • https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias- almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/antemortem-injuries • Fig. 1 http://med.pdn.ac.lk/departments/forensic/self- learning/cut.jpg • Fig.2 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/eupp3YTiELvS8 BLrDn9kMOeTQs-hbUU3GerhqjWY2g2qn2EInZJVhljl- yrDs4_zFEBOO9MNJ3vvwr100w3mkAsiNYGEIXDqUD mhloI8j31VJEJz1iXDPDfiwROKJCNA2ZR28OG9Mj2o2 bCf0w