Injuries: glass wounds: practice question

A Forensic Medicine question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Forensic Medicine · Injuries: glass wounds

Sample item

A man is brought after falling through a glass window. A wound on his thigh has fairly straight edges, a thin abraded margin and tiny glass fragments in the depth. How should it be classified?

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The answer and the reasoning

C. Incised-looking wound caused by glass, often with abraded margins and embedded fragments

Glass produces cuts resembling incised wounds but with an abraded margin and sometimes irregular edges, and fragments may be embedded. Their direction and sharp edges help differentiate them from lacerations. X-ray detects glass pieces.

Option by option

  • A. Burn injury

    A burn shows singeing, blistering and redness.

  • B. Contusion with intact skin

    A contusion leaves the skin intact, unlike this open wound.

  • C. Incised-looking wound caused by glass, often with abraded margins and embedded fragments (correct)

    Glass cuts are incised-like with abraded margins and may contain fragments.

  • D. Firearm entrance wound

    A firearm wound has a punched-out defect with a collar of abrasion.

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What is the answer to this Forensic Medicine question?

The best answer is C, Incised-looking wound caused by glass, often with abraded margins and embedded fragments. Glass produces cuts resembling incised wounds but with an abraded margin and sometimes irregular edges, and fragments may be embedded.

Why is "Burn injury" not the answer?

A burn shows singeing, blistering and redness.

Why is "Contusion with intact skin" not the answer?

A contusion leaves the skin intact, unlike this open wound.

Why is "Firearm entrance wound" not the answer?

A firearm wound has a punched-out defect with a collar of abrasion.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Injuries: glass wounds in Forensic Medicine. Their direction and sharp edges help differentiate them from lacerations. X-ray detects glass pieces.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Injuries: glass wounds?

Learn postmortem changes with their timelines, and toxicology as poison, sign, test and antidote. Then use the flashcards and the other Forensic Medicine questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.