Lecture 12.2 Flashcards
When are disaster victim identification forms filled out?
When there are more than 2 deaths
What happens in a mortuary when examining a deceased person?
Deceased is labelled with a barcode, photographed, DNA sampled, CT scanned, examined for pathology & anthropology, odontology is examined, fingerprints.
Why is it difficult to distinguish the gender of children using skeletal remains??
Child remains don’t express sexual dimorphisms
How can fetus remains be differentiated from newborns?
Length of the diaphysis of long bones can indicate whether a child was born or not.
What is the problem with aging using skeletal remains?
At older ages distinguishing age becomes more difficult. ages above 30 makes it difficult.
What influences bone during a fire?
Bones are influenced by Temperature, time exposed to the heat and the organic content of bone.
What happens to bones in fire?
Bones often shrink in size and change colout depending on how severely they were burned.
