FSM 8: Assessment, Classification and Documentation of Injury
In forensic medicine, words matter as much as wounds.
This episode focuses on the structured assessment and documentation of injury - a core skill that underpins criminal proceedings, civil litigation, and safeguarding processes. Injuries must be observed, described, classified, and recorded with precision. The integrity of the case often rests not on dramatic findings, but on careful language.
We explore:
* Types of injuries: abrasions, contusions, lacerations, incised wounds, stab wounds, fractures.
* Mechanisms of injury and how force translates into tissue damage.
* The difference between…
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