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. 2021 Nov:328:110993.
doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2021.110993. Epub 2021 Sep 9.

Methodology for determining accidental versus intentional injury afflicted by a chainsaw

Geoffrey T Desmoulin  1 , Theodore E Milner  2
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Methodology for determining accidental versus intentional injury afflicted by a chainsaw

Geoffrey T Desmoulin et al. Forensic Sci Int. 2021 Nov.

Abstract

Forensic analysis is often required to determine whether an injury was inflicted intentionally or accidentally. We have developed a method for addressing this issue in the case of an injury to a limb inflicted by a chainsaw. We discuss the potential use of this methodology to the more general case of injuries inflicted by power tools.

Keywords: Bone; Chainsaw; Fracture; Laceration.

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Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships which have or could be perceived to have influenced the work reported in this article.

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