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Patterned abraded contusion

Patterned injury on the gluteal area of a victim who jumped from the 5th floor of a building, impacting against the large, patterned floor. The shape of the lesions resembles the pattern of the impacted surface. In the picture, a rectal thermometer to record the body temperature on the scene is also shown.

Fig.1 Patterned abraded contusion.

Fig.1 Patterned abraded contusion.

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