Homicide Deaths

Question 2

Recovery Sheets (HC)

Answer 2

sheets wrapped around the body to preserve trace evidence

Question 3

Crime scene log (HC)

Answer 3

A log that keeps track of who was on the crime scene and when they were on the crime scene

Question 4

Should you include opinions in your narrative report (HC)

Answer 4

no

Question 5

True or false: the practice of bagging the decedents hands reduces the risk of contamination during transport to the coroner’s office (HC)

Answer 5

true

Question 6

What type of evidence should you document? (HC)

Answer 6

evidence on the scene, around the body, or on the body

Question 7

True or False:
People should only be logged when entering a crime scene (RC)

Answer 7

False
They should logged when entering and leaving the scene

Question 8

Clothing should remain _____ and _______ for transport to the coroner’s office (RC)

Answer 8

intact and unaltered

Question 9

When would an autopsy not be done (RC)

Answer 9

during a delayed homicide death

Question 10

True or False:
Narrative reports should not have opinions in them (RC)

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Name some cause of death examples (RC)

Answer 11

multiple gunshot wounds,
acute morphine toxicity,
strangulation, multiple sharp force trauma, positional asphyxia due to overlay, anoxic brain injury due to suffocation

Question 12

True or false:homicide scenes should remain secured from unauthorized personal entering or exiting (RR)

Answer 12

True

Question 13

When arriving on scene what is the first thing you should do??(RR)

Answer 13

Identify and talk to the officer in charge and the office that first responded on scene.

Question 14

True or false: any evidence on the body get removed and the goes with the police. (RR)

Answer 14

False any evidence on the body stays with the body and transported to the coroners office.

Question 15

Why are bags places over the decedents hand? (RR)

Answer 15

It reduces the risk for contamination during transport to the coroners office.

Question 16

Why is ct scans common for gunshot wound cases?(RR)

Answer 16

To know where the bullets are before the autopsy so they can be removed and not damage during the autopsy.

Question 17

what is a a delayed homicide? (EMM)

Answer 17

death as a result from complications of injury inflicted by another

Question 18

example of delayed homicide? (EMM)

Answer 18

abdominal stab wound caused adhesions that results in fatal strangulated hernia

Question 19

true or false?
coroners don’t collect evidence, they preserve it (EMM)

Answer 19

true

Question 20

Examples of potential evidence found on a homicide? (EMM)

Answer 20

weapon, bodily fluids (blood), tools marks, foot prints

Question 21

true or false
police and coroner conduct independent investigations but sill work together (EMM)

Answer 21

true

Question 22

A homicide is murder with intent to kill. (TJ)

Answer 22

True

Question 23

What is a key part of information when going to a homicide scene.(TJ)

Answer 23

Gathering Decedent information

Question 24

What is the last photo series that you should be taking for your crime scene?(TJ)

Answer 24

Body Panorama

Question 25

In homicide and in any other case, it is important for the ME to identify between shard force and blunt force trauma.(TJ)

Answer 25

True

Question 26

What is one thing that investigators need before examining a homicide case involving bullets?(TJ)

Answer 26

A CT scan