TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Specific characteristics of injuries inflicted by claw hammer
JO  - Journal of forensic sciences
A1  - Buchaillet, Céline
A1  - Gaudin, Arnaud
A1  - Rougé-Maillart, Clotilde
A1  - Jousset, Nathalie
SP  - 1375
EP  - 1377
VL  - 61
IS  - 5
N2  - Claw hammers have the specific characteristic of having two distinct ends: one a flat head of variable form, the other bifurcated. So the use of this tool as a blunt instrument will cause varying injuries. The authors present two clinical cases of assault with a claw hammer. Examinations revealed two types of wound. A first injury composed of integumentary lacerations and underlying bone injuries in terms of "shape" suggested the use of a blunt instrument. A second injury made up of damage showing two parallel wounds or two wounds located one in the extension of the other suggested the use of an object with a bifurcated end. The combination of both types of injury should alert examiners to the possibility of the use of a claw hammer in causing the injuries in order to help direct investigators in their investigations and in the search for the weapon used.<br><br>© 2016 American Academy of Forensic Sciences.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-1198
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13144
ID  - ref1
ER  -