In a gang war,a member is wounded.The police have confiscated a switchblade.When assessing the victim,which type of injury should the forensic nurse expect to assess?

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When a switchblade is confiscated, it suggests that the injury was caused by a sharp object. Therefore, the forensic nurse should expect to assess sharp-force injuries, which are caused by weapons such as knives, razors, and glass shards. Dicing injuries involve a repetitive motion or multiple cuts in a criss-cross pattern and are less likely to be seen in a gang war. Patterned injuries are caused by objects with distinct shapes, such as a belt buckle, and defense wound injuries are caused by a victim trying to protect themselves from an attacker, but these types of injuries cannot be assumed in this scenario.

In a Gang War,a Member Is Wounded