In Session “I’m going to talk to you about the laceration . . . is there anything unusual about the appearance, the configuration, the orientation of the laceration in this case?” “No, there’s nothing unexpected about this laceration . . . it’s in a typical place where an individual would sustain that injury with a fall.” “A laceration is a tear?” “Correct.” “Do tears make any typical type of sign?” “They could be satellite (?), or triangularly shaped, or horizontal, or vertical . . . depending on where the force is, and how they strike.” “Do you find it unusual in this case?” “Absolutely not. This is a class injury, caused by a fall where there were numerable surfaces where a head could strike.”
In Session The witness is directed to an exhibit that has been projected on a screen. “Is that the scalp wound that Ms. Savio received?” “Yes, it is.” “Did Ms. Savio have a full head of hair?” “Yes, a thick head of hair.” “If someone struck one of the contours of that tub and received that type of a gash, would there be any evidence, any proof of hair or tissue transfers on that tub?” “There certainly be hair, but we wouldn’t expect any blood or other type of transference . . . when there’s impact, there’s a crushing impact on the blood vessels. And individuals with thick hair cover up the laceration, and prevent blood from immediately spattering onto the impact site . . . the wound basically tears, and then it comes together.” “Is there an interval between the time of impact and when you have hemorrhage or bleeding?” “Yes, and the amount of hair would also impede the blood flowing from outside the wound.”
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In Session “Now I’d like to talk to you about the examination on the lower right quadrant . . . is this an injury of sufficient magnitude?” “Yes, there was an impact to that area.” “When Ms. Savio struck her head, could that injury have caused loss of consciousness?” “Yes, very definitely.”
