凡被人以衣服或湿纸搭口鼻死,则腹干胀。
若被人以外物压塞口鼻,出气不得后命绝死者,眼开,睛突,口鼻内流出清血水,满面
血赤黑色,粪门突出,及便溺污坏衣服。
凡被外物瘾( )[HT ]死者,肋后有瘾( )[HT ]着紫赤肿,方圆三寸、四寸以来,皮不破,用
手揣捏得(筋)[肋]骨伤损,此最为虚怯要害致命去处。
凡被马踏死者,尸色微黄,两手散,头发不慢,口鼻中多有血出,痕黑色。被踏要害处
便死,骨折,肠脏出。若只筑倒或踏不着要害处,即有皮破、瘾赤黑痕,不致死。驴足痕小
牛角触着,若皮不破,伤亦赤肿。触着处,多在心头、胸前,或在小腹、胁肋,亦不可拘。
凡被车轮拶死者,其肉色微黄,口眼开,两手微握,头髻紧。
凡车轮头拶着处,多在心头、胸前并两胁肋。要害处便死,不是要害不致死。
凡被雷震死者,其尸肉色焦黄,浑身软黑,两手拳散,口开眼HT ,耳后发际焦黄,
头髻披散,烧着处皮肉紧硬而挛缩。身上衣服被天火烧烂。(或不火烧)伤损痕迹多在脑上及
脑后。脑缝多开,鬓发如焰火烧着。从上至下,时有手掌大片浮皮,紫赤,肉不损。胸、项
、背、膊上或有似篆文痕。
凡被虎咬死者,尸肉色黄,口眼多开,两手拳握,发髻散乱,粪出,伤处多不齐整,有
舌舐齿咬痕迹。
虎咬人,多咬头项上,身上有爪痕HT 损痕,伤处成窟,或见骨,心头、胸前、臂腿上有
伤处,地上有虎迹。勒画匠画出虎迹,并勒村甲及伤人处邻人供责为证。(一云虎咬人,月
初咬头项,月中咬腹背,月尽咬两脚,猫儿咬鼠亦然)
In cases where death results from having the mouth and nose covered with clothing or wet paper, the abdomen will be dry and distended.
If a person dies because an external object blocks the mouth and nose, preventing exhalation, the eyes will be open with protruding eyeballs, clear bloody fluid will flow from the mouth and nose, the face will appear dark red-black, the anus will protrude, and feces and urine will soil the clothes.
In cases of death caused by external pressure (Yin) [HT ], there will be purple-red swelling marks on the back of the ribs, approximately three to four cun in diameter, with intact skin. Palpation may reveal rib fractures; this is a critical and vulnerable area likely to cause fatal injury.
In cases of death by horse trampling, the corpse's flesh color is slightly yellow, hands are spread open, hair is not disheveled, and blood often flows from the mouth and nose, leaving black marks. If vital areas are trampled, death is immediate, accompanied by bone fractures and evisceration. If merely knocked down or if non-vital areas are trampled, only skin abrasions and purple-black contusions occur, without fatality. The footprint left by a donkey is smaller. Horn injuries from cattle, if the skin remains intact, present as red and swollen wounds. Such injuries commonly occur at the heart region, chest, lower abdomen, or hypochondrium, though one should not rigidly adhere to these locations.
In cases of death by wheel crushing, the muscle color is slightly yellow, mouth and eyes are open, hands are slightly clenched, and the hair bun is tight. Crushed areas are typically located at the epigastrium, chest, and bilateral hypochondria. Immediate death occurs if vital areas are crushed; otherwise, death does not ensue.
In cases of death by lightning strike, the corpse's flesh is scorched yellow, the body is soft and black, hands transition from clenched to open, mouth is open, eyes are staring, the hairline behind the ears is scorched yellow, and the hair bun is disheveled. Skin and flesh at burned sites are tight, hard, and contracted. Clothing may be burnt by heavenly fire. (Or not burnt). Injury traces are mostly found on the head and occiput. Cranial sutures are often split, and sideburns appear singed. From top to bottom, palm-sized patches of floating skin may appear, purple-red, with underlying muscle intact. Resembling seal script patterns may appear on the chest, neck, back, and shoulders.
In cases of death by tiger bite, the corpse's flesh is yellowish, mouth and eyes are mostly open, hands are clenched, hair is disheveled, feces are expelled, and wounds are irregular, showing signs of tongue licking and tooth biting. Tigers usually bite the head and neck. Claw marks and damage are visible on the body, wounds form cavities, sometimes exposing bone. Injuries occur at the heart region, chest, arms, and legs, with tiger tracks found on the ground. A painter should sketch the tiger tracks, and village officials and neighbors near the incident should provide testimony as evidence. (Another theory states: tigers bite the head and neck at the beginning of the month, the abdomen and back in the middle of the month, and both feet at the end of the month; cats biting mice follow a similar pattern.)