Flaying is seen in which type of lacerated wound.
Correct Answer: Avulsion
Description: Incised looking laceration
Laceration looking like an incised wound (Margins appears to be regular and clean cut).
Sites : Skin, scalp, eyebrows, cheek bones, iliac crust, knee and perineum.
Can be differentiated from incised wound by careful examination with magnifying lens.
Avulsion laceration:
Also called as shearing laceration.
Run over injuries Eg: lorry wheel passes over a limb.
Flapping / Flaying: A flap pf tissues is tripped off from the underlying bone.
Direction of flop - direction of force.
Category:
Forensic Medicine
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