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

What feature favors a laceration over an incised wound?

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The answer and the reasoning

C. Tissue bridges

Lacerations from blunt force tear tissue unevenly and often leave tissue bridges, unlike cleanly divided incised wounds from sharp objects.

Option by option

  • A. Clean edges

    Clean edges favor an incised wound.

  • B. No surrounding abrasion

    Abrasion may be associated with blunt-force laceration.

  • C. Tissue bridges (correct)

    Correct: tissue bridges are characteristic of laceration.

  • D. Sharp pointed end

    A sharp pointed end may occur with a stab wound.

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What is the answer to this Forensic Medicine question?

The best answer is C, Tissue bridges. Lacerations from blunt force tear tissue unevenly and often leave tissue bridges, unlike cleanly divided incised wounds from sharp objects.

Why is "Clean edges" not the answer?

Clean edges favor an incised wound.

Why is "No surrounding abrasion" not the answer?

Abrasion may be associated with blunt-force laceration.

Why is "Sharp pointed end" not the answer?

A sharp pointed end may occur with a stab wound.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Mechanical injury in Forensic Medicine. The correct option holds because: Correct: tissue bridges are characteristic of laceration.

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.