Chp 9 Injury And Death Investigation Flashcards

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Forensic Pathology

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Study of how and why people die.

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Homicide is divided into two broad classifications :

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  • Non felonious

* Felonious

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Algor Mortis

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Muscles of the body become rigid and the joints freeze.

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Livor Mortis

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Reddish purple coloration in dependent areas of the body due to accumulation of blood in the small vessels of the dependent areas secondary to gravity. Often confused with bruising.

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Insects and crime

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Insects are invariably the first witnesses to a crime, arriving within minutes or even seconds after death.

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Five most common types of wounds encountered by the police officer in injury and death investigations :

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Firearms, incised, stab, puncture and lacerations.

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Gunshot Residue (GSR)

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Analysis used to determine if a subject may have fired a weapon, handled an object. Remains on the hands for 3 hours, 8 hours on the face and 48 hours in the nasal cavity.

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