Analysis on the Injury Mechanism and Characteristics of Ox Horn.
10.3969/j.issn.1004-5619.2017.02.011
- Author:
Wei Li ZHANG
1
;
Yi Liang DU
2
Author Information
1. Criminal Technology Branch, Agricultural Areas Public Security Bureau, Harbin 150038, China.
2. Criminal Technology Branch, Nine-three Reclamation Public Security Bureau, Nenjiang 161441, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
forensic pathology;
injury characteristic;
injury mechanism;
ox horn
- MeSH:
Abdominal Injuries/etiology*;
Animals;
Cattle;
Female;
Humans;
Lower Extremity;
Thorax;
Wounds and Injuries/etiology*;
Wounds, Penetrating
- From:
Journal of Forensic Medicine
2017;33(2):162-164
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES:To study the morphological characteristics of the injury caused by ox horn on human body and its injury mechanism, and to discuss the rules and characteristics of injury by ox horn and provide forensic evidences for identification of such cases.
METHODS:The comparative analysis of position and morphological characteristics were performed by summarizing the data of 100 victims gored by ox accepted by Heilongjiang agricultural areas public security bureau during 2004-2014.
RESULTS:The specific injuries only could be found at the contact positions such as thorax and abdomen, lower back and limbs of the victims gored by ox horn. Most of the skin wounds had the characteristics of sharp injuries, the bar-type injury by club which called "rail way bruise" was an obvious characteristic appeared on the soft tissue.
CONCLUSIONS:Ox horn can cause non-specific injuries on thorax and abdomen, lower back and limbs of human body, which are similar with the characteristics of sharp injury and injury by club. Careful analyzation and identification should be performed on such injury in daily work.
