ABMDI Wound Pattern Analysis and Injury Classification 2

Question 1

The term 'hesitation wounds' in medicolegal death investigation typically refers to:

Accepted Answer

Shallow, tentative sharp force wounds often seen in suicidal cutting

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Multiple defensive injuries on the forearms

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Bite marks from animal scavenging

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Gunshot wounds at intermediate range

Question 2

Defensive wounds in homicidal sharp force deaths are most commonly found on:

Accepted Answer

The forearms, hands, and palms

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The torso and abdomen

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The feet and lower legs

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The back and posterior scalp

Question 3

Soot deposition at a gunshot entrance wound indicates the weapon was fired at:

Accepted Answer

Close range (generally within 6–12 inches of the target)

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Long range (greater than 10 feet)

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Intermediate range (2–4 feet)

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Contact range only

Question 4

A 'chop wound' is most typically produced by:

Accepted Answer

A heavy-bladed instrument such as a hatchet or machete

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A small-caliber handgun at close range

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A serrated kitchen knife

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A blunt cylindrical object like a pipe

Question 5

What defines a 'through-and-through' gunshot wound?

Accepted Answer

A wound in which the bullet enters and exits the body

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A wound where the bullet fragments and remains in the body

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A wound caused by a ricochet off bone

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A wound produced by multiple simultaneous projectiles

Question 6

Which finding in a suspected drowning victim would best suggest blunt force trauma occurred before immersion?

Accepted Answer

Fresh contusions and lacerations inconsistent with postmortem immersion artifact

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Foam cone at the nostrils and mouth

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Maceration and wrinkling of the skin

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Pleural effusion and waterlogged lungs

Question 7

Conjunctival petechial hemorrhages in medicolegal death investigation are most significant because they may indicate:

Accepted Answer

Increased intrathoracic or venous pressure consistent with asphyxia

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Infectious endocarditis as a cause of death

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Heavy physical labor in the days before death

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A specific type of blunt force head trauma exclusively