How are Injuries Classified?

How are Injuries Classified
The knife seized as material evidence. A blow-up of the serrated area of the hilt in the upper right hand corner. Striated abrasions from a knife with non-serrated blade--identification of the instrument of crime on the basis of an experiment with material evidence. Kaliszan M, Karnecki K, Akçan R, Jankowski Z - International journal of legal medicine (2011). Not Altered. CC.

Injuries are classified as: 

  • Asphyxia 
  • Blunt force injuries 
  • Drowning 
  • Electrical injuries 
  • Fire death injuries
  • Gunshot wounds 
  • Sharp force injuries 
  • Temperature related deaths 
  • Motor vehicle deaths 
  • Substance abuse