Asphyxia |
Strangulation |
Drowning |
Carbon monoxide poisoning; characteristic red color. |
Contact bullet wound to forehead. |
Contact gunshot wound. Note bruise pattern
corresponding to the gun barrel; cherry-red color of blood is probably due
to carbon monoxide from incomplete combustion of the gunpowder. |
Contact gunshot wound. Note black soot from
incompletely burned gunpowder.
|
Multiple entrance gunshot wound. Skin under chest
entrance site was also torn by force of bullet. |
High voltage electric burn |
Wrist Cut: Attempted Suicide |
Suicidal cut throat. Note numerous "hesitation" cuts. |
Hanging |
Various rope/knot positions in hanging suicides.
[source: Simonsen] |
Contact gunshot wound. Note barrel-shaped bruise and
soot at wound site. |
Multiple stab wounds, homicide. |