Accident or crime?About the meaning of face injuries inflicted by blunt force

作     者：Vera Sterzik David Duckwitz Michael Bohnert 

作者机构：Institute of Forensic MedicineCantonal HospitalSt.GallenSwitzerland Institute of Forensic MedicineJulius-Maximilians-UniversityWurzburgGermany 

出 版 物：《Forensic Sciences Research》 (法庭科学研究（英文）)

年 卷 期：2016年第1卷第1期

页      面：14-21页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100210[医学-外科学(含：普外、骨外、泌尿外、胸心外、神外、整形、烧伤、野战外)] 10[医学] 

基　　金：supported by a grant of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Clinical Research IZKF of Julius-MaximiliansUniversity of Wurzburg 

主　　题：Forensic science blunt force facial injuries head injuries fatalities ear injury retroauricular injury accident criminal violence 

摘      要：Injuries caused by blunt force are seen frequently in daily forensic ***,especially when there is less information about the surrounding circumstances,it might become difficult to figure out the cause and background of injuries:accident,criminal violence or self-infliction?In the study presented,face injuries caused by blunt force in 694 cases were analyzed comparing the injury patterns in accidents to those in *** turned out injuries of the ear and retroauricular region clearly indicate a ***,soft tissue injuries of nose,upper jaw,and lower jaw point towards a criminal violence,whereas tooth injuries occur with a similar frequency in both crimes and accidents.