Table 1.

The Homicide Injury Scale (HIS) according to Safarik et al., 2005 [6].

The Homicide Injury Scale (HIS)
1	Single cause of death only: internal injuries only with no visible related external injuries (e.g., smothering, strangulation, ruptured organs resulting from blunt force trauma)
2	Single cause of death only: internal injuries only with minor related external injuries (e.g., smothered with related abrasions and/or contusions of mouth and face, strangled with related abrasions or ligature marks)
3	Single cause of death only: related external moderate to serious injuries not identified as either excessive or overkill
4	Two or more causes of death: related internal and/or external injuries not identified as either excessive or overkill
5	Single cause of death only: related external injuries identified as either excessive or overkill
6	Two or more causes of death: related internal and/or external injuries in at least one of the causes of death identified as either excessive or overkill