10 Defence wounds Not Present Present 11 Hands Weapons in hands due to cadaveric spasm Fragments of clothing, hair, etc. in hands 12 Weapon at crime scene Present Usually absent 13 Vessels Carotid artery escapes injury Jugular vein and carotid artery are likely to be cut. 14 Blood stains On the mirror, front of body and clothes, above down wards & splashes over feet. If asleep; runs downwards on both sides of neck. 15 Clothes Not cut or damaged May be cut, disarranged, torn or loss of buttons. 16 Circumstantial Quiet place, locked room, evidence usually stands in front of mirror, suicidal note may be found. Crime scene would be disturbed. 16. How hemorrhagic pancreatitis creates confusion while interpreting blunt force abdominal trauma? The presence of erythematous skin patches over loin region (which is suggestive of Grey turner sign; edema and bruising like appearance) and around umbilicus (which is suggestive of Cullen's sign) which are indicative of retroperitoneal haemorrhage associated with pancreatitis. The sudden appearance of these indings without fever is also suggestive of haemorrhagic traumatic pancreatitis, which could be possible by blunt force trauma to abdomen. This kind of injury may be possible if a person falls on a blunt projecting object or a blunt projecting object is forcefully applied over the abdomen. The external impact of injury may remain obscure due to laxity of anterior abdominal wall and the clothes. MEDICAL DIMENSION OF FREQUENTLY ENCOUNTERED CASES | 34