CHARACTERISTICS

OF WOUNDS
GROUP 5
KENNETH JOHN MARRON
JOHN MARK AREOLA
JOSHUA SONIEGA TABILIN
READLY LACHICA
MONSOUR DELA ROSA
VINCENT FIGURACION
 SUPERFICIAL WOUND

Superficial when the wound is just

in the topmost or underneath
layers of of the skin.
Characteristics of SUPERFICIAL
• The Wound not bleeding heavily
• Redness of the affected area.
• Mild swelling
• It heals in 3 to 6 days depending on
the condition.
 (a) PETECHIAE

Petechiae (blood spots) are tiny spots

of bleeding under the skin or in
the mucous membranes.
 CHARACTERISTICS OF PETACHIAE

◼Pinpoint red dots on the skin

• They are not itchy or painful.
• The color transitions from reddish-purplish to
brown, or orange, and these spots do not fade
or change color under pressure.
 (b) CONTUSION

A contusion (Bukol), or bruise, is caused by a

direct blow to the body that can cause
damage to the surface of the skin and to
deeper tissues as well depending on the
severity of the blow. 
 CHARACTERISTICS OF CONTUSION
◼The contusion is red .
◼Contusion does not immediately develop after the
application of force.
◼In 4 to 5 days, the color changes to green. In 7 to 10
days, it becomes yellow and gradually disappears on the
14th or 15th day.
 (c) HEMATOMA

Hematoma (Pasa) is localized bleeding outside

of blood vessels, due to either disease or trauma
including injury or surgery, and may involve
blood continuing to seep from
broken capillaries. 
CHARACTERISTICS OF HEMATOMA

◼Hematomas may be something to be concerned

about.
◼The leaking blood will pool and clot, or form
clumps of blood.
◼ Healing time ranges from weeks to months.
ABRASION WOUND

Abrasion is an injury characterized by the

removal of the superficial epithelial layer of
the skin caused by a rub or friction against a
hard rough surface.
Characteristics:
• It develops at the precise point of impact of the force causing it.
• The injury consists of parallel linear injuries which are in line
with the direction of the rub or friction causing it.
• It may exhibit the pattern of the wounding material.
• Unless there is a supervening infection, abrasion heals in a short
time and leaves no scar. If the whole thickness of the skin is
involved, healing may be delayed and occasionally with scar
formation.
FORMS OF ABRASION

LINEAR
An abrasion that appears as a single
line. It may be a straight or curved
line.
FORMS OF ABRASION

MULTI-LINEAR
An abrasion that develops when the
skin is rubbed on a hard rough
object thereby producing several
linear marks parallel to one
another.
FORMS OF ABRASION

CONFLUENT
◼ An abrasion where the linear
marks on the skin are almost
indistinguishable on account
of the severity of friction and
roughness of the object.
FORMS OF ABRASION

MULTIPLE
Several abrasions of varying sizes
and shapes may be found in
different parts of the body.
TYPES OF ABRASIONS

SCRATCH
This is caused by a sharp-pointed
object which slides across the skin,
like a pin, thorn, or fingernail. The
injury is always parallel to the
direction of the slide.
TYPES OF ABRASIONS

GRAZE
• These are usually caused by
forcible contact with rough,
hard objects resulting in
irregular removal of the skin
surface.
TYPES OF ABRASIONS

IMPACT OR IMPRINT
ABRASION
Those whose pattern and location
provide objective evidence to show
cause, nature of the wounding
material or instrument, and the
manner of assault or death.
TYPES OF ABRASIONS

PRESSURE OR FRICTION
ABRASION
• Caused by pressure accompanied by
movement is usually observed in
hanging or strangulation.

• The spiral strands of the rope may be

reflected on the skin of the neck.
INCISED WOUND

Incised Wound (Cut, Slash,

Slice) produce by forcible
contact on the body by sharp
edges.
Characteristics:
◼ Edges are clean- both extremities are sharp, except in areas where the skin is loose or folded at the
time of infliction.
◼ The wound is straight and maybe shelving if inflicted with the wounding instrument applied with an
acute angle to the surface of the body involved.
◼ Because the blood vessels involved are clean-cut, profuse hemorrhage is invariably a feature.
◼ Usually the wound is shallow near the extremities and deeper at the middle portion. However, this
finding may be modified by the shape of the wounding instrument and part of the body involved.
◼ Incised wound caused by the broken edge of glass may be irregular and may appear like a punctured
or stab wound. Fragments of the glass may be removed from the incised wound.
◼ In the absence of complication and/or when there is deeper involvement present, healing is relatively
fast and the scar may not or may develop conspicuously.
DEEP WOUND

A Deep wound involves the inner, deeper layers of

the skin (dermis). It may be near the surface of the
skin, or deeper. A deep cut can affect tendons,
muscles, ligaments, nerves, blood vessels, or bones.

CHARACTERISTICS:
◼ The edges of the wound are irregular, ragged, and
often bruised
Strands of the tissues bridge across the deeper
parts of a laceration
◼ Bruises and abrasion in the surrounding tissues
 (a) PENETRATING WOUND

Penetrating is when the

wounding agent enters the
body but did not come out or
the mere piercing of a solid
organ or tissue of the body.

GUNSHOT WOUND
 (b) PERFORATING WOUND

When the wounding agent produces

communication between the inner and
outer portions of the hollow organs.
Piercing or traversing completely a
particular part of the body causing
communication between the points of
entry and exit of the instrument or
substance producing it.
IRON ROD PERFORATING