Chapter 7 Flashcards
forensic pathologist
studies trauma that leads to the death of person
autopsy
dissection of a corpse fo determine cause and manner of death
Cause of death types
primary and secondary
primary cause
three linked chain that explain life with the most recent first
Secondary cause of death
conditions that aren’t related to the primary cause but contributed
Manner types
Homicide, suicide, accidental, natural
Coroner vs ME
C: elected or appointed no formal education
Medical: 4 years, appointed
post mortem examination
clothes, photos, examination of body and noted
Trauma classification
electrical
mechanical
chemical
thermal
mechanical trauma
force applied to tissue exceeds the strength of tissue
stab wound
penetration is deeper than the length
Incision
length is greater than depth
Blunt force
dull or non-sharpened
abrasions
contract with rough surfaces
contusion
bruise
laceration
from the stretching of the skin so irregular and exploded
asphyxia
body deprived of oxygen
Gunshot wound classes
Contract
intermediate
distant
Contact gunshot
directly in skin, very close
Intermediate gun
unblown powder with stippling
Distance
very little to no stippling
Hypothermia
too much cold
hyperthermia
too much heat
electrical trauma is
ventricular fibrillation
rigor mortis
stiffening of the body due to muscle cells becoming permeable
livor mortis
lividity
settling of blood due to gravity
petechiae
pinpoint hemorrhages
algor mortis
cooling of body after death
