TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Sharp-Force-Pattern Injuries A1 - Smock, William S. A1 - Stack, Lawrence B. A2 - Knoop, Kevin J. A2 - Stack, Lawrence B. A2 - Storrow, Alan B. A2 - Thurman, R. Jason PY - 2021 T2 - The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e AB - There are two types of sharp-force injuries: incised and stabbed. The incised wound is longer than it is deep. The stab wound is defined as a puncture wound that is deeper than it is wide (Figs. 19.19, 19.20, 19.21). The wound margins of sharp-force injuries are clean and lack the abraded edges of lacerations from blunt forces. Forensic information can be gathered during the examination of a stab wound. Some characteristics of a knife blade, single- or double-edged, can be determined by visual inspection. Characteristics such as serrated versus sharp can be determined if the blade was drawn across the skin during insertion or withdraw from the victim. Serrated blades do not always leave these characteristic marks. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/07 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181057266 ER -