Mechanical injury: practice question

A Forensic Medicine question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Forensic Medicine · Mechanical injury

Sample item

A laceration is most commonly produced by what?

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The answer and the reasoning

B. Blunt-force trauma

This Mechanical injury item is resolved by the defining principle: Blunt-force trauma best matches the stated finding or public-health measure.

Option by option

  • A. Corrosive acid

    Corrosive acid may be relevant elsewhere, but it conflicts with the central fact given here.

  • B. Blunt-force trauma (correct)

    Correct. Blunt-force trauma directly addresses the key clue in this scenario.

  • C. Clean surgical incision

    Clean surgical incision is not the best fit because it does not establish the requested mechanical injury conclusion.

  • D. Thermal radiation

    Thermal radiation does not explain the finding or provide the indicated intervention.

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What is the answer to this Forensic Medicine question?

The best answer is B, Blunt-force trauma. This Mechanical injury item is resolved by the defining principle: Blunt-force trauma best matches the stated finding or public-health measure.

Why is "Corrosive acid" not the answer?

Corrosive acid may be relevant elsewhere, but it conflicts with the central fact given here.

Why is "Clean surgical incision" not the answer?

Clean surgical incision is not the best fit because it does not establish the requested mechanical injury conclusion.

Why is "Thermal radiation" not the answer?

Thermal radiation does not explain the finding or provide the indicated intervention.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Mechanical injury in Forensic Medicine. The correct option holds because: Correct. Blunt-force trauma directly addresses the key clue in this scenario.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Mechanical injury?

Learn postmortem changes with their timelines, and toxicology as poison, sign, test and antidote. Then use the flashcards and the other Forensic Medicine questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.