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Meatpie's Atlas of Forensic Medicine

Hanging suicide.

 
20 yo hanging suicide.

 
Stillborn baby.

 
Alcoholic died alone at home and his starving pets ate his face.

 
Stitched up young French guy after road accident.

 
Hanging, Strangulation and Other Forms of Asphyxiation in San Diego County



 
Beautiful head gunshot.

 
Multiple Injuries due to Animal Mauling



Animal mauling wounds are injuries caused by animals such as dogs, bears, or other large animals.These wounds can vary in severity and can result in significant tissue damage, blood loss, and death. Inforensic investigations, analyzing animal mauling wounds can provide important information about the circumstances surrounding the incident, such as the type of animal involved and the nature of the attack. Common features of dog mauling wounds include multiple overlapping injuries such as puncture wounds, lacerations, and abrasions. The wounds are irregular and jagged with a distinctive pattern of puncture wounds, skin tearing, and lacerations of variable depth. These wounds may penetrate deep into the tissue, causing damage to bones or internal organs. Additional evidence, such as bite marks, saliva, or animal hair, can also identify the presence of a dog mauling, although postmortem changes and animal scavenging may alter the original wounds. The location and pattern of the wounds can help determine the event dynamic. If the injuries are isolated to a single body region, it may suggest that the victim was already dead before the attack, while multiple body areas involved, especially the extremities, suggest that the victim was alive and defending themselves.
 
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