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For example, if someone scratches a mole until it bleeds, the resulting lesion, a crust, is now a secondary skin lesion. The most common secondary skin lesions include: 1  crust: a crust, or a scab, is created when dried blood forms over a scratched and irritated skin lesion. 2  ulcer: typically caused by a bacterial infection or physical trauma. 3  scale: patches of skin cells that build up and then fall off the skin.
As unpleasant as it is to deal with, when a crime results in bloodshed, the blood left behind functions as evidence for investigators. A bloodstain pattern analyst can't simply glance at drips and smears of blood and immediately tell you the who, what and when of a crime scene.Blood spatter analysis takes time and is just one piece of the puzzle when investigators are putting together the elements of a crime.However, bloodstain pattern analysis can corroborate other evidence and lead investigators to seek additional clues. bloodstain pattern analyst can't simply glance at drips and smears of blood and immediately tell you the who, what and when of a crime scene. Blood spatter analysis takes time and is just one piece of the puzzle when investigators are putting together the elements of a crime.