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Dyatlov Pass the Injuries
The Two under the Cedar Tree
YURI DOROSHENKO
1.in the hair of the deceased expert found particles of moss and pine needles; hair is burned on the right side of the head
2.ear, nose and lips are covered with blood
3.swollen upper lip with dark red haemorrhage
4.right cheek soft tissue covered with grey foam; grey liquid coming form his open mouth. Most apparent cause is pulmonary enema.
5.ear auricles in bluish-red colour; in the right ear lobe and tragus dense patches of brown-red colour.
9.swelling and small abrasions in the rear of the right hand soft tissue
10.bruise with bleeding into the underlying soft tissue on the back of the right hand corresponding to the second metacarpal bone.
11.the soft tissues of both hands and fingers tips are especially dark purple; all fingers and toes are severely frostbitten. If Yuri Doroshenko would have survived, he would have required an amputation of all his toes and fingers.
1.in the hair of the deceased expert found particles of moss and pine needles; hair is burned on the right side of the head
6.inner surface of the right shoulder has two abrasions 2×1.5 cm with no bleeding in the tissues, two cuts on the skin
7.right armpit has a bruise 2×1.5 cm 11.the soft tissues of both hands and fingers tips are especially dark purple; all fingers and toes are severely frostbitten. If Yuri Doroshenko would have survived, he would have required an amputation of all his toes and fingers.
12.on the inner surface of the left shoulder in the lower third abrasion brown-red colour
13.on the inner surfaces of the left elbow minor abrasions brownish-red colour
14.on the inner surface of the left forearm there is a surface skin wound covered with dried blood
15.similar bruises in pale red colour on the shins of both legs
IGOR DYATLOV
1.minor abrasions on the forehead
2.minor abrasions on the upper eyelids
3.brown-red abrasions above the left eyebrow
4.minor abrasions on the left cheek
5.brown-red abrasions on both cheeks
6.dried blood on lips
7.lower jaw had a missing incisor, the mucosa was intact that suggest the tooth was lost long before the final trip
8.bruised knees without bleeding into the underlying tissues
9.both ankles had brownish red abrasions, size 1×0.5 cm and 3×2.5 cm with haemorrhage into the underlying tissue
10.single incision 4×2 cm in the lower third of the right tibia
11.many small scratches of dark red colour on the lower third of the right forearm and palm surface
12.purple-grey discoloration on back side of the right hand
13.metacarpophalangeal joints on the right hand had brown red bruises. This is common injury in hand to hand fights. To get a better idea of the injuries just make a fist. This is the part of the hand which you use to hit someone.
14.left hand is brown-purple colour with brownish-red bruises
15.superficial wounds on the 2nd and 5th finger on the left hand
16.skin wound in the palmar surface of the 2nd 5th finger of left hand
The three making it back to camp
ZINAIDA KOLMOGOROVA
1.dark red abrasion on the right frontal eminence
2.pale grey area 3×2 cm above the right eyebrow
3.dark red abrasion on the upper eyelids
4.brown red graze on the bridge and tip of the nose
5.numerous abrasions on the left cheekbone
6.bruised skin on the right side of the face
7.brown-red abrasion on the back of both hands in the area of metacarpal phalangeal and inter-phalangeal joints
8.wound with jagged edges and missing skin on the back of the right hand at the base of the third finger
9.frostbites on the phalanges of fingers
10.a long bright red bruise 29×6 cm in the lumbar region on the right side of the torso. The bruise looks like left from a baton
RUSTEM SLOBODIN
1.haemorrhages in the temporalis muscles
2.minor brownish red abrasions on the forehead
3.two scratches are 1.5 cm long at the distance of 0.3 cm between them
4.brownish red bruise on the upper eyelid of the right eye with haemorrhage into the underlying tissues
5.traces of blood discharge from the nose
6.swelling and a lot of small abrasions on both sides of the face
7.bruises in the metacarpophalangeal joints on both hands (bruised knuckles). Similar bruises are common in hand to hand fight
8.brown cherry bruises on the medial aspect of the left arm and left palm
9.swollen lips
10.bruises on the left tibia in dimensions at 2.5×1.5 cm (not shown on diagram)
11.epidermis is torn from the right forearm (not shown on diagram)
12.fracture of the frontal bone 6×0.1 cm located 1.5 cm from the sagittal suture (showing on separate skull trauma diagram without numbers)
IGOR DYATLOV
1.minor abrasions on the forehead
2.minor abrasions on the upper eyelids
3.brown-red abrasions above the left eyebrow
4.minor abrasions on the left cheek
5.brown-red abrasions on both cheeks
6.dried blood on lips
7.lower jaw had a missing incisor, the mucosa was intact that suggest the tooth was lost long before the final trip 8.bruised knees without bleeding into the underlying tissues
9.both ankles had brownish red abrasions, size 1×0.5 cm and 3×2.5 cm with haemorrhage into the underlying tissue
10.single incision 4×2 cm in the lower third of the right tibia
11.many small scratches of dark red colour on the lower third of the right forearm and palm surface
12.purple-grey discoloration on back side of the right hand
13.metacarpophalangeal joints on the right hand had brown red bruises. This is common injury in hand to hand fights. To get a better idea of the injuries just make a fist. This is the part of the hand which you use to hit someone.
14.left hand is brown-purple colour with brownish-red bruises
15.superficial wounds on the 2nd and 5th finger on the left hand
16.skin wound in the palmar surface of the 2nd 5th finger of left hand
The Den in the Ravine
Ludmila Dubinina had sweater and pants of Krivonischenko and they had radiation present on them.
The bodies were actually found few feet from their improvised shelter in the deep part of the ravine on the area of only 4 square meters.
Some of the clothes, from bodies left under the cedar tree, were placed on the cedar branches, but apparently they were not used.
LYUDMILA DUBININA
1.soft tissues are missing around eyes, eyebrows, nose bridge and left cheek bone is partially exposed
2.damaged tissues around left temporal bone, size 4×4 cm
3.eye sockets are empty, eyeballs are missing
4.nose cartilages are broken and flattened
5.soft tissues of the upper lip are missing, teeth and upper jaw is exposed
6.tongue is missing
7.ribs 2, 3, 4, 5 are broken on the right side, two fracture lines are visible
8.ribs 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 are broken on the left side, two fracture lines are visible
9.massive haemorrhage in the heart’s right atrium
10.bruise in the middle left thigh, size 10×5 cm (not shown on diagram)
ZOLOTARYOV & KOLEVATOV
SEMYON ZOLOTARYOV
1.eye balls are missing
2.missing soft tissues around left eye brow, size 7×6 cm, bone is exposed
3.open wound on the right side of the skull with exposed bone, 8×6 cm in size
4.flail chest, broken ribs 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 on the right side, two fracture lines
ALEKSANDER KOLEVATOV
1.lack of soft tissues around eyes, eyebrows are missing, skull bones are exposed
2.the bridge of the nose is straight; the nose cartilage is soft when palpated and has unusual mobility; the base of the nose is flattened with the nostrils compressed (this doesn’t necessarily mean broken nose)
3.open wound behind ear, size 3×1.5 cm
4.deformed neck
5.diffuse bleeding in the underlying tissues of the left knee (not shown on diagram)
6.softened and whitened skin (maceration) of the fingers and feet, sign consisted with putrefaction in a wet environment
7.overall skin had a grey green colour with a tinge of purple
NIKOLAY THIBEAUX-BRIGNOLLE
1.multiple fractures to the temporal bone, with extensions to the frontal and sphenoid bones, the close up of the fractures to the skull is shown on the picture
