Description :
Deaths resulting from blunt force trauma are some of the most common cases faced by the practicing forensic pathologist. While other forms of traumatic death (such as gunshot wounds and blunt force injuries) occur under a relatively limited number of circumstances, blunt force trauma deaths occur in a variety of scenarios. Bite wounds and cut injuries can be considered as different forms of trauma. Blunt force, blunt force trauma, or a class of injury by itself. Blunt trauma routinely intervenes in cases classified as accidents, as well as in cases of suicide and homicide. People who die a natural death often have minor blunt force injuries that do not contribute to death - small scratches or bruises to the skin are common at autopsies.