19 forensics Flashcards
how long are records kept
7-10 years
pediatric - until reach 18-21 yo
what does autopsy determine
time, cause, manner of death
manner of death
NASH - natural, accidental, suicide, homicide
cause vs mechanism of death
cause - event
mechanism - patholophysiologic process
postmortem loss of teeth
crest of alevolar bone inract and no reossification oin socket
MPPA - missing postmortem, present antemortem
most common bites
dog, cat, human
self-inflicted bites
lesch-nyhan
insensitivity to pain and self-mutilation
also seen in victims of sexual abuse
secondary bacterial infx w bites
more common w human than animal
tetanus, TB, syphilis, actinomycosis, B henselar
also HBV, HSV, CMS
HIV v low risk
most serious infx from animal bites
rabes
frye standards
scientific principle
must be 1 recognizable 2 sufficiently established 3 have general accpetance within its discipline
daubert decision
judge determines if evidence is scientific
judge determines if evidence is scientific
daubert decision
factors affecting bite marks
teeth, class characteristics, aberrant mm forces, surface, time
most common bitten locations
arm and breast
F bitten more often
langer’s lines
separation of anatomic cleavage lines of skin by artifactual injuries
