1Associate Professor, Forensic Medicine, Gian Sagar Medical College, Ram Nagar, India
2Professor & Head, Forensic Medicine, Gian Sagar Medical College, Ram Nagar, India
3Professor and Head, Forensic Medicine, Government Medical College, Amritsar, India
4Assistant professor, Forensic Medicine, Gian Sagar Medical College, Ram Nagar, India
*(Corresponding Author) Dr S. S. Sandhu Phone: +919915731073 Email: forensicfaculty@giansagar.com
Mechanical injuries in form of abrasions are important injuries present in various types of police informed as well as medico-legal cases such as accidents and assault cases. Color of abrasions and its other associated features gives us clue about the approximate range of time since accident or assault. In this study, injured person coming/brought to the emergency wing for medico-legal examination were studied for changes in appearance with passage of time.
Abrasion, Grazed abrasion, Scab, Mechanical injuries
