Observe this image and think about what could have caused this injury and whether or not this is a fatal injury or a secondary, nonfatal injury. After you have studied the image, answer the following:
What implement caused this injury? (One guess or a differential diagnosis is fine)
Could this injury have killed the person? (This is a no-stress question because there is technically no wrong answer, you just have to explain why you drew the conclusion you drew).
Tomorrow I will give the answer and a brief discussion of the reasoning in how to approach such an injury.
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