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Burns, Scalds & Electrocution

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Thermal and electrical injuries are a forensic favourite because the central question is almost always vitality — was the victim alive when the injury occurred? This note builds the medico-legal logic around antemortem vs postmortem burns, the Joule burn of electrocution, and the classic eponymous artefacts (heat haematoma, pugilistic attitude) that trip up candidates. - Burn — tissue injury produced by dry heat (

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