GMS6351
Core Course
Credits: 3
This course will explain the differences between trauma to soft tissue and trauma to bone and how to distinguish between each. Ante-, peri-, or post-mortem trauma will be compared to natural taphonomic effects and animal scavenging.
Course Objectives:
- Explain the differences between sharp force trauma, blunt force trauma, and
gunshot wounds in the human body - Know the differences between trauma to soft tissue and trauma to bone
- Distinguish between ante- or peri-mortem trauma and post-mortem trauma
- Distinguish between trauma and animal scavenging or predation
- Understand the principles of taphonomy and how trauma differs
Topics:
- Module 1: Introduction to Trauma
- Module 2: Postmortem Changes and Time Since Death
- Module 3: Sharp Force Trauma
- Module 4: Blunt Force Trauma
- Module 5: Gunshot Wounds
- Module 6: Asphyxial Trauma
- Module 7: Special Topics on Traumatic Death
- Module 8: Sexual Trauma
- Final Exam