Nichols C A, Guerry P D, Sens M A
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425.
Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 1990 Mar;11(1):71-3. doi: 10.1097/00000433-199003000-00010.
A small wound found on the ear of a homicide victim was inflicted by either a knife or a sharp fragment of ceramic. To test the potential usefulness of cytologic examination of wound edges for fragments of inert material from the assault weapon, the wound was rinsed and cytologic filters were prepared from the retained rinsing material. The particulate matter present on filters included microscopic fragments of crockery admixed with blood and other tissue components. This observation supported other physical evidence that the wound was caused by the sharp edge of a ceramic crock rather than by the knife. This case demonstrates the potential usefulness of cytologic examination of wound edges.
一名凶杀案受害者耳部发现的小伤口是由刀或陶瓷尖锐碎片造成的。为了测试对伤口边缘进行细胞学检查以寻找袭击武器中惰性材料碎片的潜在实用性，对伤口进行冲洗，并从留存的冲洗材料中制备细胞学滤器。滤器上存在的颗粒物包括混有血液和其他组织成分的陶器微观碎片。这一观察结果支持了其他物证，表明该伤口是由陶瓷罐的尖锐边缘而非刀造成的。该案例证明了对伤口边缘进行细胞学检查的潜在实用性。
