Mortal Wound

Injury, Penetration, Wound, Homicide
Herausgegeben:Benoit, Knútr

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Produktbeschreibung

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A mortal wound is a very severe and serious injury (almost always a form of penetration or laceration) whether accidental or inflicted intentionally (by either suicide or homicide), which leads directly to the death of the victim. Death need not be instantaneous, but follows soon after. If proper medical treatment is provided immediately, the victim has a chance of survival, at which point the wound retroactively becomes non-mortal. However, even with prompt medical intervention, there is still a strong likelihood that the victim will not survive.Conversely a scratch could turn deadly if it becomes infected, especially under adverse circumstances. These include poor wound care, an elderly, diabetic or immune-compromised patient or a virulent or antibiotic resistant pathogen. However, unless the scratch was self-evidently and indisputably the cause of death, even after the fact it would be unusual to refer to it as a 'mortal wound'.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Alphascript Publishing / Dict
• Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9786138082217
• ISBN-10: 6138082214
• Artikelnr.: 34488236