Injuries: 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 · Injuries

Sample item

Which feature distinguishes an incised wound from a lacerated wound?

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The answer and the reasoning

A. Clean-cut edges with no tissue bridging

An incised wound is produced by a sharp edge, with clean margins, gaping, little surrounding bruising and no tissue bridging, and is longer than it is deep. A laceration is caused by blunt force, has irregular, bruised and abraded margins and shows bridging strands of tissue.

Option by option

  • A. Clean-cut edges with no tissue bridging (correct)

    Correct. Sharp cutting leaves clean margins without bridges.

  • B. Irregular, bruised margins

    Irregular bruised margins describe a laceration.

  • C. An abrasion collar

    An abrasion collar surrounds a bullet entry wound.

  • D. Undermined edges

    Undermined edges are seen in lacerations from tangential blunt force.

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What is the answer to this Forensic Medicine question?

The best answer is A, Clean-cut edges with no tissue bridging. An incised wound is produced by a sharp edge, with clean margins, gaping, little surrounding bruising and no tissue bridging, and is longer than it is deep.

Why is "Irregular, bruised margins" not the answer?

Irregular bruised margins describe a laceration.

Why is "An abrasion collar" not the answer?

An abrasion collar surrounds a bullet entry wound.

Why is "Undermined edges" not the answer?

Undermined edges are seen in lacerations from tangential blunt force.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Injuries in Forensic Medicine. A laceration is caused by blunt force, has irregular, bruised and abraded margins and shows bridging strands of tissue.

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 Injuries?

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.