title: [Forensic medical characteristic of the damages to the skin and clothes by plastic knives].
abstract: The present study was designed to characterize the group and individual properties of plastic knives with special reference to the classification of the damages inflicted to the human skin and textile fabric by these weapons including multiblade ones. It was shown in experiment that repeated impacts through a barrier (textile fabric) lead to a partial destruction of the blade.
authors.affiliation: Bureau of Forensic Medical Expertise, Moscow Health Department, Moscow, Russia,115516.
authors.forename: V T
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Finkel'shtein
mesh_terms: D003020:Clothing; D049429:Forensic Pathology / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010969:Plastics; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries*; D013784:Textiles; D054041:Weapons / Q000145:classification*; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D010969:Plastics