Trauma: cause and manner of death
1
2024-2025
02036238
Forensic Anthropology
Portuguese
English
Face-to-face
SEMESTRIAL
6.0
Compulsory
2nd Cycle Studies - Mestrado
Recommended Prerequisites
Human Osteology.
Teaching Methods
Theoretical exposition, practical classes with human skeletal remains from identified collections as well as with human skulls with traumatic injuries.
Learning Outcomes
It is intended that students learn to discriminate between ante, peri, and postmortem lesions; acquire knowledge about the biomechanics and the aetiology of injuries; understand the limits of forensic Anthropology in the interpretation of the cause and manner of death.
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
Structural differences between fresh bone and dry bone. Biomechanics of lesions. Discrimination between ante, peri and postmortem lesions. Antemortem traumatic injuries as identity factors. Other benefits of antemortem traumatic injuries: documentation of human rights violation and identification of maltreated child. Estimation of post traumatic interval. Perimortem traumatic injuries: biomechanics and etiology. Gun shot wounds; blunt force trauma; Sharp force trauma and blast trauma. How to make refrence to traumatic injuries on the report of Forensic Anthropology.
Head Lecturer(s)
Eugénia Maria Guedes Pinto Antunes da Cunha
Assessment Methods
Assessment
Mini Tests: 35.0%
Exam: 65.0%
Bibliography
Blau, Ubelaker (eds) 2016. Handbook of forensic Anthropology and Archaeology (2nd ed). New York. Routledge. Capítulos 23, 24.
Cunha, Pinheiro 2006. A linguagem das fracturas: a perspectiva da Antropologia Forense. Antropologia Forense. 22/23: 223-2443.
Dirkmaat (ed) 2012. A companion to Forensic Anthropology. Chichester. Wiley Blackwell. Capítulos 17, 18, 19.
Iscan, Steyn 2013. The human skeleton in forensic medicine (3rd ed). Springfield. CC Thomas. Capítulos 8, 9.
Kimmerlee, Barybar 2008. Skeletal trauma. Identification of injuries resulting from human rights abuse and armed conflicts. Boca Raton. CRC Press.
Passalacqua, Rainwater (eds9 2015. Skeletal Trauma analysis, case studies in context. Chichester. Wiley Blackwell.
Schmitt, Cunha, Pinheiro (eds) 2006. Forensic Anthropology and Medicine. From recovery to cause of death. Tottowa. Humana Press. Capítulo 8.