Assessment of internal organ stub injury frequencies and their infliction causes

Abstract

Aim. Determination of most frequently cut-wounded internal organs and injury infliction causes. Material and methods. The article reports the results of a retrospective statistical assay of forensic medical reports of corpse examination conducted at the Khabarovsk Inter-District Forensic Examination Department of the Bureau of Forensic Medical Expertise, Ministry of Health of the Khabarovsk Region, in the years 2014–2018. Results. The study identified the frequency of sharp force injuries, the most frequently wounded internal organs and the average lengths of wound tracks in the entire body and particular internal organs.

Keywords

internal organ stab injury / frequency and causes of internal organ injuries

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Devyaterikov A.A., Kulichkova D.V., Vlasyuk I.V.