Forensic Chayond Past Year

Question 1

Major criteria in personal identification

Answer 1

Major: fingerprints, DNA, dental data

Question 2

Identified of the deceased is important for the following reasons

Answer 2

• to allow legal investigation
• information for surviving relatives/ humanitarian
• for administration/statistic (birth and death) purpose
• for legal claims: insurance, property, estate, debts, survivors pension

Question 3

A medical witness in court should (technique of giving evidence):

Answer 3

• be impartial
• dress and manners
• records and preparation
• speak clearly
• use simple & non technical words
• answer only to the question asked
• keep on sound medical ground
• limit within your expertise
• remain objective
• keep yourself calm, cool and dont get angry
• avoid sitting on the fence (indecisive)

Question 4

Examination is a lawful disinterment or taking out a dead body from the grave for the purpose of:

(Aka exhumation) ***recheck again the answer

Answer 4

• determining the manner of death
• second autopsy

Question 5

The following are parameters of somatic death

***recheck the answer

Answer 5

Fixed and dilated pupils
Vestibule ocular reflex absent
Absence of gag reflex

Question 6

Muscle change after death

Answer 6

• cadaveric spasm
• rigor mortis
• cold stiffness
• pugilistic attitude

Question 7

Correct statement abt Hypostasis:

Answer 7

• sedimentation of RBC
• seen in most dependent part of body

Question 8

Factors affecting cooling curve

Answer 8

• depends on body mass
• initial body temperature
• posture
• the ambient temperature
• air movement and humidity
• haemorrhage: severe haemorrhage causes more rapid cooling

Question 9

Redish discolouration of skin is found in

Answer 9

Reddish colour: Cyanide
Bright red/ cherry red: carbon monoxide (CO poisoning)

Question 10

Cause of muscle rigidity

Answer 10

• cadaveric spasm
• pugilistic attitude
• rigor mortis
• cold stiffness

Question 11

Colour of hypostasis

CO poisoning
Methemoglobinemia
Clostridium perfringens
Arsening poisonic

Answer 11

• cherry pink
• brownish red
• pale bronze mottling
• rain drops punctate pigmentation

Question 12

Following changes occur to a dead body in Malaysia

Answer 12

Greenish discolouration or groin in 24-36h

Question 13

Adipocere formation

Answer 13

• occur in warm and moist environment
• occurs after some months after death
• causes identification of death becomes impossible (KIV)

Question 14

True statements about medicolegal autopsy

Answer 14

• comes under jurisdiction of police
• main objective to find the cause of death
• enables dr to retain body tissue for further analysis

Question 15

The following features are consistent in suicide