Criminal Offenders, Autopsy Flashcards by Clyde Silverio

They are persons who commit crime in an impulsive manner usually on account of their aggressive behavior. Crimes of passion, revenge, or resentments

Active aggressive offenders

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They are persons who commit crimes because of inducement, promise, or reward. They are gullible, easily persuaded to perform acts in violation of the penal laws.

Passive inadequate offenders

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Those who commit crime with motive or intention and with full possession of their mental faculties. “Killing with evident premediation”

Rational offenders

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They commit crime without knowing the nature and quality of his act. “Mad killer”

Irrational offenders

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Lowest form of criminal career. Engage in crimes that require limited skill.

Ordinary offenders

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They are highly skilled and able to perform criminal acts with the least chance of being detected.

Professional offenders (Shoplifters)

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Persons that commit crime in the heat of passion, anger, or revenge, and accidental in nature.

Emotional offenders

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Persons who commit crimes for financial gain and are usually recidivist or repeaters. Sympathetic approach is not effective.

Non-emotional offenders

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[Autopsy]

It is the law that gives consent

medico-legal

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[Autopsy]

Must have consent of the next of kin

pathologic

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What is the punishment for the person giving assistance to the commission of suicide?

Prision temporal

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What is the punishment if a legally married person saw his partner committing a crime then he killed both of them

Penalty is destierro

Same when parents and their seducers if their daughter is <18 years old

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[Symptoms of asphyxia]

increased depth and rate of respiration, leading to dyspnea; exaggerated movement of inspiratory muscles

Stage of increasing dyspnea

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[Symptoms of asphyxia]

convulsive movement of the limbs accompanied by expiratory effort. BPgradually lowers

Stage of Expiratory convulsion

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____ punctiform hemorrhages of the pleura

Tardieu spots

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How many quarts of antiseptic solution are injected to embalm the body

6-8 quarts

formalin or perchloride of mercury or arsenic

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[Disposal of the body]

Body must be buried within 48 hours after death except

Subject matter of legal investigation
Authorized by local health authorities
Body is embalmed

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[Disinterment]

Those who died of non-dangerous communicable disease

after 3 years

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[Disinterment]

those who died of dangerous communicable diseases

after 5 years of burial

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Wound brought by blunt instrument

Contusion
Hematoma
Lacerated wound

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___ injury is located at the site of application force

Coup

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Serious physical injuries if the offended party is incapacitated for more than ___-

30 days

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Prison mayor if a simple injury can lead to

Imbecility
Impotency
Blindness - total

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[Physical Injuries]

Arresto mayor if offended party is incapacitated for ____

More than 30 days, less than 90 days

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[Physical Injuries] considered if period of medical attendance is > 10 days but less than 30 days

Less serious physical injuries

[Physical Injuries] If the offended party is incapacitated for labor from 1-9 days

Slight physical injury

What is the sequence of color change in contusion?

1. Red-Purple 2. Green - 5 days 3. Yellow - 10 days

Lacerated wound is due to a __ object

blunt

A positive vital tissue reaction means?

There are signs of inflammation which indicates antemortem injury

[Suicide or not suicide] Direction of wound in suicide

oblique

[Skull fracture] tangential or glancing approach of a bullet may cause production of a furrow in the cranium

Gutter Fracture Compression of infant skull = Pond or indented fracture

Concussion of the brain is associated with what kind of amnesia?

retrograde

[Test for presence of Primer components] Blue-violet color in the presence of lead; bright pink color in the presence of barium

Harrison and Gilroy Tes

[Thermal Injury] involuntary spasmodic painful contraction of muscles due to dehydration and excessive chloride loss

heat cramps

[Thermal Injury] Heart failure due to heat and precipitated by muscular exertion and warm clothing; sudden syncope

Heat exhaustion

[Thermal Injury] Premonitory symptoms of headache, malaise, giddiness, weakness o legs, temp suddenlyrises, full and pounding pulses

Heat Stroke

[Chemical Burns] Oil of vitriol

Sulfuric acid

[Chemical Burns] bleached apperance

caustic soda and potash

Crocodile skin

Flash burn (electrical)

What is the principal factor that influence the effect of electrical shock?

amperage or intensity Amp of 70-80 alternating current or 250 in direct current is dangerous

[Electrical injury] Contact at which side of the body is claimed to be more dangerous?

left side

[Electrical injury] What are the mechanism of death in electrical shock

1. VFib 2. Respiratory failyre 3. Mechanical asphyxia

[Barotrauma] Death is __ (immediate/lapsed) Subcutaneous emphysema, bubble and hemorrhages in adipose tissues

Immediate

[Hypobarism] substernal distress, non-productive coughing and respiratory distress

chokes

[Hypobarism] accumulation of bubbles underneath the skin

Substernal emphysema

Hypoxia will be felt at ____ ft above sea level

8,000 to 15,000

[Asphyxia] failure of arterial blood to become normally saturated with oxygen

Anoxic death

[Asphyxia] decreased capacity of blood to carry oxygen

anemic anoxic death

[Asphyxia] failure of ciculation

Stagnant anoxic death

[Asphyxia] due to failure of cellular oxidative process like cyanide and alcohol

histotoxic anoxic death

[Phases of Asphyxia] due to lack of O2 and retention of CO2

Dyspneic phase

[Phases of Asphyxia] Due to stimulation of the CNS by CO2

Convulsive phase

[Phases of Asphyxia] apnea is due to ___

paralysis of the respiratory centers

[Asphyxia by hanging] in typical hanging, the ligature and knot runs from the ___

midline, above the thyroid cartilage

[Asphyxia by hanging vs strangulation] In strangulation, hyoid bone is frequently ____

spared the ligature is below the larynx

[Asphyxia by hanging vs strangulation] What is the ligature mark in strangulation with ligature

horizontal

What is the most common accidental smothering in children?

overlaying

[Emergency treatment in drowning] patient prone operator exerts pressure in the lower ribs at 12-15 times a minute

Schaefer SHAPER = P = prone

[Emergency treatment in drowning] swings the arms of the patient forward and then pressing the chest wall every 3-5 seconds

Sylvester method

Cutis anserina is seen in what type of death

Drowning

[Drowning] whitish foam that accumulates in the mouth and nostrils

Champignon d'ocume

[Drowning: Freshwater/Saltwater] Blood chlorine is greater in the left ventricle than the right

salt water Freshwater: blood chlorine greater on the right

What is the difference of blood chlorine level in heart ventricles to confirm that death occurred in fresh or salt water pool?

25mg Done via Gettler Test

[Test to detect irrespirable gas] Kunkel test, Potassium ferrocyanine

[Asphyxia] colorless, insoluble in water and alcohol, painless death

[Test to detect irrespirable gas] Barium nitrate and silver nitrate

CO2

[Test to detect irrespirable gas] litmus paper will turn black

H2S

Amount of cyanide that is fatal

60-90ng

Biter almond smell

cyaninde

What are your lacrimator?

1. Chloracetophenone 2. Bromobenzyl cyanine 3. Ethy iodoacetate (KSK)

[Automotive Crush] | Impact of the moving vehicle with another vehicle or fixed object

First collision

[Automotive Crush] Impact of the unrestrained occupants with the interior of the vehicle

Second collision

[Automotive crash] In side impact crash, the passengers move towards the _____

side of the impact

[Automotive crash] whiplash injury can be caused by this type of impact crush

Rear impact

[Automotive crash] Passengers does not sustain severe injuries

roll over crash

[Automotive crash: pedestrian-vehicle collision] Fracture of the leg after the first impact is called ____

Bumper fracture

[Pregnancy] ___ sign softening of cervix

hegar

[Pregnancy] ___ sign violet discoloration of the anterior wall of the vagina

Chadwick

[Pregnancy] ___ sign easy approximation of the fundus and the cervix

mcdonalds sign uterus is anteflex

[Pregnancy] ___ sign cervix is as soft as the lips

goodell sign

[Pregnancy] ___ sign hearing of fetal heart sounds

mayor sign

[Birth] test to determine whether respiration took place on a newborn child before death

Hydrostatic test / Fodere Test/ Static Test

[Birth] Breslau Second life test uses what organ

Stomach

[Birth] In Wredin test, disappearance of the gelatinous embryonic connective tissue is check in what body part?

Middle ear

[Infanticide] Most commonly committed by

mother