Week 3 Wound Identification

Read these instructions and select one (1) A question and one (1) B question to answer in the discussion thread in a single main post.

You are to write a minimum of 300-400 words for your main post and a minimum of 100-150 words for each response to a classmate. Always support your ideas, arguments, and comments with appropriately referenced (APA) literature, theory, and research. Respond with sufficient detail to support your position while citing specific examples and applying concepts from the course materials. Please ensure that you include in-text citations and a proper bibliographic reference for all of your sources, to include the course materials. Writing mechanics count in every post you make.

Turnitin (Optional for Extra Credit):

Please DO NOT put any identifying information (e.g., name, address, SSAN) in your Turnitin submissions. Pursuant to the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), students are requested to maintain confidentiality as a way to keep their personal contact information (i.e. address, telephone, etc.) from being disclosed to vendors or other outside agencies.

A QUESTIONS (select one for discussion):

1. Describe blunt and sharp force trauma. Compare and contrast how to differentiate between blunt and sharp force trauma. Support your rationale.

2. Discuss firearm wounds. Compare and contrast how to differentiate between entrance and exit wounds. Discuss what an investigator would expect to see in wounds that are shored, not shored, and those cause by ricochets. Support your rational.

B QUESTIONS (select one for discussion):

1. Describe and discuss the differences between mechanical asphyxia and chemical asphyxia. Discuss physical observations of the body and the scene that would indicate some type of asphyxial death.

2. Describe and discuss the causes of thermal injuries. Discuss the physical observations of the body and the scene that indicate some type of thermal injury.