Forensics

Question 1

if there is a marginal abrasion and a muzzle what type of gunshot is it

Answer 1

contact. the muzzle is from the gun on skin

Question 2

What are signs of a close range shot 1-2 inches

Answer 2

no stippling around area of entry

Question 3

what is an intermediate gun shot wound

Answer 3

inches to feet out

Question 4

what is characteristic of close up shot gun wound

Answer 4

the casing of all the pods make large hole and pellets inside

Question 5

Describe the skull in entry wounds

Answer 5

the outer table of the skull is typically sharply circumscribed, and the inner table beveled

Question 6

describe the skull in exit wounds

Answer 6

outer table of skull is beveled, inner table is typically sharply circumscribed

Question 7

difference of cause of death and mechanism

Answer 7

mechanism is the immediate

Question 8

what is key to a laceration from blunt force

Answer 8

soft tissue bridging

Question 9

when exit wounds are much larger than entry what is implied

Answer 9

high velocity

Question 10

what are tardieu spots

Answer 10

hemorrhages typical of strangulation, hanging

Question 11

most common cause decomposition

Answer 11

putrification
bacteria
maggots and flies

Question 12

what is the first area infiltrated by flies and bugs

Answer 12

eyes

Question 13

what is adipocere formation

Answer 13

decomposition by water

skin degrades and get saponification

Question 14

what is algor mortis

Answer 14

cooling of body

Question 15

what type of conditions allow for mummification

Answer 15

desert like

Question 16

What is Livor mortis

Answer 16

is fixed. allows you to tell if body has been moved

Question 17

most common infection in patient surviving burns

Answer 17

pseudomonas aeruginosa

Question 18

wounding potential relates to what

Answer 18

kinetic energy

inverse to time and SA

Question 19

What is the acronym NASHU

Answer 19

natural
accidental
suicidal
homicide
undetermined

Question 20

what type of death certificate that physicians can sign off that are not ME

Answer 20

natural

Question 21

example of mechanisms of death

Answer 21

shock

cardiogenic shock

Question 22

what are examples of causes of death

Answer 22

coronary artery disease

HIV

Question 23

what are the three types of injuries caused by blunt force trauma

Answer 23

laceration
abrasion
contusion

Question 24

if a contusion is yellow what time did it occur

Answer 24

18 hrs or later

Question 25

what is beriberi syndrome

Answer 25

thiamine deficiency

Question 26

what are some inborn errors of fetal metabolism

Answer 26

cystic fibrosis, galactosemia, PKU