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#One should saw through the skull completely, i.e. one should not "crack" the skull open with a chisel. | #One should saw through the skull completely, i.e. one should not "crack" the skull open with a chisel. | ||
#*Cracking open the skull may result in artefactual fractures that are impossible to differentiate from antemortem fractures. | #*Cracking open the skull may result in artefactual fractures that are impossible to differentiate from antemortem fractures. | ||
#*Cuts into the brain | #*Cuts into the brain from opening the skull ("city morgue sulcus") are ''not'' difficult to distinguish from antemortem injuries. | ||
===Extraction of the brain=== | ===Extraction of the brain=== | ||
#Cranial nerves should be cut. | #Cranial nerves should be cut. | ||