Physical Injury Classification in Legal Medicine

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What is the legal classification of physical injuries that involves administering harmful substances?

Mutilation

Serious physical injuries

Administering injurious substances or beverages (correct)

Slight physical injuries or maltreatment

What type of wound is characterized by a break in the skin?

Mutilation

Closed wound

Serious physical injury

Open wound (correct)

What is the primary factor that affects the healing of wounds?

Age of the victim

Type of wound

Severity of the injury

Presence of infection (correct)

What is the classification of physical injuries that involves a slight harm or hurt?

Slight physical injuries or maltreatment Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome of a wound that is not properly treated?

Fatal outcome Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process of a wound returning to its normal state?

Healing Signup and view all the answers

What is death, according to experts?

The termination, cessation or end of life Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of estimating the time of death?

To aid in the investigation of the crime scene Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of autopsy in determining the cause of death?

To determine the mechanism and cause of death Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between an open wound and a closed wound?

The visibility of the injury Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of studying the stages of decomposition of a corpse?

To estimate the time of death Signup and view all the answers

What is the main goal of medicolegal investigation of death?

To determine the mechanism and cause of death Signup and view all the answers

What is the time frame for the abdomen to burst open after death?

5-10 days Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the tissues in the process of colliquative putrefaction?

They become soft, loose, and semifluid Signup and view all the answers

What is a sign of putrefactive changes within 12-24 hours after death?

Gas accumulates inside the abdominal cavity Signup and view all the answers

What occurs in the 48-72 hour time frame after death?

Postmortem staining gets displaced Signup and view all the answers

What is the approximate time frame for the whole body to be completely destroyed?

2-5 years Signup and view all the answers

What can an examiner use to judge when death occurred?

The predictable ways a corpse decomposes Signup and view all the answers

What is the duration of stoppage of heart beat that results in death?

More than 3-5 minutes Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of absence of heart beat over the whole precordial area and particularly over the area of the apex?

A flat ECG curve Signup and view all the answers

What is the change that occurs in the skin after death due to stoppage of circulation?

Skin becomes pale and loses elasticity Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the muscles of the body early on after death?

They undergo primary relaxation or flaccidity Signup and view all the answers

What is the duration of the primary relaxation or flaccidity of the muscles after death?

About 3 to 6 hours Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the lips after death due to drying?

They become brownish, dry and hard Signup and view all the answers

When is an autopsy typically performed on a dead body?

Whenever required by special laws, upon order of a competent court, or upon written request of a police authority Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following deaths should be autopsied?

Death unattended by a physician Signup and view all the answers

Who is authorized to perform autopsies and dissections?

Health officers, medical officers of Law Enforcement Agencies, and medical staff of accredited hospitals Signup and view all the answers