Group 5 Flashcards
patterns created from the force of gravity
Passive Bloodstain
drop, series of drops, flow patterns, blood pools
Passive Bloodstain
created/formed by the force of gravity acting alone
Passive Drops
results from blood dripping into blood
Drip Pattern
change in the shape and direction of bloodstain due to the influence of gravity or movement of the object
Flow pattern
formed when a source of blood is stationary for period
Pool Pattern
patterns occur when force is applied to the source of blood includes low, medium, high impact spatters
Projected Bloodstain
result of dripping blood after a victims sustains an injury such as stab or some cases of puch
Low impact spatters
caused by blunt force such as baseball bat or intense beating
Medium impact spatters
Examples: spatt or resulting from gunshot
High impact spatters
pattern are created when wet, bloody object comes in contact with a target surface
Transfer Bloodstain
used to identify object or body part
Transfer Bloodstain
creating action of bloodstain but cannot determine single direction of movement for whole stain
Smudge/s mear
created from an object moving through bloodstain
Wipe pattern
created from an object leaving bloodstain
Swipe pattern
determine presence of blood
Preliminary Test
confirm stain is really blood
Confirmatory Test
determine if the blood is human or animal origin
Precipitin Test