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The Characteristics of Bruises

Assault, Blunt Force Trauma, Child Abuse, Criminal Law, Domestic Violence, Elder/Dependent Abuse & Neglect (Criminal), General Medical, HomicideBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

What Affects the Appearance of a Bruise? Bruising is one of the most common types of physical injury observed in victims of violence, assault, and abuse. There are several factors that affect a bruise’s appearance,…

Aging a bruise on Autopsy

Assault, Blunt Force Trauma, Child Abuse, Criminal Law, Domestic Violence, Elder/Dependent Abuse & Neglect (Criminal), HomicideBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Those of you who follow me know I have several posts about how you can’t date bruises by color, but there is emerging literature to show that bruises can be dated on tissue analysis: How…

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