Dr. Kendall Crowns

So when you pick up a rock, a rock causes blunt force injuries because it really doesn't necessarily have a sharp edge.

And when you're striking into the skin, it splits the skin, creating a laceration.

Now, the scalp skin is actually very vascular.

It has a lot of blood vessels, so you'll see a lot of blood associated with that as well.

And if he had kept pounding into the same area with the rock, he probably would have eventually crushed her skull and then damaged her brain.

so the skull itself depending on where you're striking it frontal bone is very thick occipital bone which is the back of the head is very thick as well but the temporal parietal areas on the side of the head are thinner so it all depends on where you're hitting the skull with the rock but if you're hitting it over and over and over in the same spot you'll eventually kind of start crushing that bone

wearing it down and then eventually breaking it the exact velocity or the pounds of pressure needed to break the skull is actually several hundred pounds of pressure so you have to hit in the proper area basically side ahead and then with the physical strength of an arm and a rock you might be able to break through it but again it is an easy process and you'd have to do it repetitively in the same area to eventually wear it down and break through it

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This episode includes information about the death of individuals, as well as children.

If this sort of thing upsets you, this is not the episode for you.

Today's episode, grapes of death.

Today, I'm going to be talking about a fairly common type of case.

I see these several times a year, and these are individuals dying of choking.

Choking is not just caused by food, but it can also be caused by objects as well.

It causes greater than 5,500 fatalities every year, making it the fourth leading cause of death in the United States.

And almost half of these cases occur at home.

It can affect every age group, but most commonly affects people over the age of 65, also known as the elderly, and children, especially under the age of 5.

It can also affect adults as well, and is often seen in individuals who are intoxicated and in people with mental disorders.

Choking occurs when a foreign object lodges in the back of your throat, blocking the larynx and trachea.

The object can also forcibly close the epiglottis, which is the cartilaginous flap that closes over your airway when you swallow so you don't inhale food or fluids.