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38 Cards in this Set
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Coroner's act 2010 came into force ______ |
2 Jan 2011 |
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State coroner is a _______ ______ appointed by _________ on recommendation of the ________ |
district judge president chief-of-justice |
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section 27 : inquire into ____of and ____of death ascertain ________ of the deceased ascertain ____,___and _____ the deceased came by his death |
cause, circumstances identity when, where, how |
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appointment of pathologist - section (4.1)___ of HSA may appoint ___ pathologist as a ______pathologist for purpose of this act |
(4.1) CEO , any pathologists, forensic pathologist |
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obligation to report death - section 5.1 any persons who becomes aware of a death which is or appears to be a _________ death shall as soon as _______ __________, make a ______ of the death to a _______ |
reportable death, reasonably practicable, report, police officer |
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section 5.2. failure to do so without ______ and _____excuse shall be ______of an offense and shall be _____ on conviction to a fine not exceeding _____ or to ______for a term not exceeding _______ or to both |
reasonable, provable, guilty, liable, $1500 1 month |
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what is a reportable death 1death in sg of a person whose _____ is not _____ 2 death in sg that was ____ or _____ 3 death in sg that resulted or is suspected to have resulted, directly of indirectly from an ______ |
identity, not known unnatural, violent accident |
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4) Death in singapore occurred directly or indirectly as a result of any ________treatment and _______ 5) death in singapore while person was in _______ _______ except death as a result of ____ _______ 6) death in singapore where the person was, before his death, in _______ where the death was related or suspected to be related to that _______ |
-medical treatment and care official custody, capital punishment -custody, custody |
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7) Death in Singapore possibly apparently as a consequence of _______ _________ ________ 8) Death occuring at _____ or result of any _____ or _______ _________ at a a_______, as defined in the _____________-act (cap 354a) 9) Any death in singapore involving a ____ vehicle or a ________ _______ vehibcle |
-law enforcement operations
-workplace, accident, dangerous occurance at workplace - workplace safety and health act -public vehicle, commercial transport vehicle |
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10) death on _____ ___________ or a singapore ________while in ______ 11)caused or suspected to have been cause by an _______act or _____ 12) death in singapore the manner of cause of which is _________ 13) death in singapre that occured under ________circumstances |
-registered vessel, registered aircraft, flight - unlawful, omission -unknown -suspicious |
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all cases will be screened in the ________ by ________ & _______ _________recommends autopsy or no autopsy ________ signs warrant for autopsy |
morning, pathologist & coroner pathologist coroner |
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forensic medicine is the _________of _____ to the _______ consists of: forensic ___________ __________ __________ medicine |
application, medicine, law pathology clinical forensic medicine |
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Clinical forensic medicine ___________ examination undertaken or a medical _______ given at the request of the ______ involves examination of __________ |
medico-legal, medical opinion, police living persons |
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forensic pathology - pathology is the study of ________ its _______, _______(mec), ______ (morphology) ___________ (clinical significance) -forensic pathology application of _______ to the ___ |
disease, causes, mechanism, structural changes, functional consequences pathology to the law |
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other branches of pathology A________ pathology C_________ pathology M_______ |
anatomical chemical microbiology |
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a forensic pathologist is a medical specialist trained to apply the ____of medicine in general _________ in particular to the ________ investigation of _____, ______,______ deaths with the purpose of ________the administration of _______ |
principles, pathology medico-legal sudden, unexpected, unnatural supporting, justice |
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autopsy academic autopsy - consent _________ medico-legal autopsy - consent _________ |
required not required |
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Basic steps of autopsy (5) _________examination _________ _________examination _________investigations _____of body _______report |
external evisceration internal other closure autopsy |
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external examination examine personal _________, HW ______ distinguishing ______ extent of _________changes marks of ________ _______ (i) _________ (xrays if necessary) __________-where approriate |
effects, height weight marks post-mortem therapy injuries radiology photographs |
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Evisceration standard ________ body ________ exposed ______removed |
incision cavities organs |
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Internal examination - _______examined __________- - they are then __________ - _____ made and examined - ______if necessary - ________system examined |
organs, one by one weighed cuts brain-fixation skeletal |
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other investigations: - ______samples for ______ examination - body ___ for ______________ - drugs/ poisons - blood/urine - _________ for mb _________ - ______/_______culture -blood __________ |
tissue, microscopic fluids, toxicology tissues, microbiology - bacteria/viral culture -blood serology |
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body closure - all organs ________to body - unless ______________ for : __________tests ____________ - __________stitched -cleaner -- return to __________ |
-returned -legally retained -further diagnostic tests , evidence - incisions stitched - cleaned return to undertaker |
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forensic pathologists are concerned about deceased person - 3 W 1 H |
who when why how |
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who ___________ by relatives/ friends problems arise when - no _______ -____bodies -____bodies -____parts |
visual identification, relatives, decomposed, disfigured, body |
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who -personal ______ -distinguishing _____ eg. _____ & s____ -____prints -______records -______ |
belongings marks, tattoos and scars fingerprint dental records DNA |
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When inferred from state and ____ of _________ body and core _______ ________changes |
extent, decomposition temperature biochemical |
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Decomposition - _______ (stiffening) -_________(settling of blood) aka _______aka ______ - body _________ - p_______ |
rigor mortis livor mortis - lividity- hypostasis 12-18 hrs temperature - algor mortis putrefaction |
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putrefaction - due to _______action m__________ swelling and ___________ skin _____________ __________infestation s____________ |
-bacterial -marbling -bloating -peeling -maggot -skeletonisation |
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why and how - cause of death death certification officially in CCOD - ____________
the law: governed by the __________of ________ and ______ act _____can issue CCOD if satisfied that the case is not _______to the _______ |
certificate of cause of death registration of births and deaths act doctors, reportable,coroner |
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natural causes of death _______attacks c_______ I__________- S_________ |
heart attacks cancer infection stroke |
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physical assaults Ab______ Co________ Lac_________- _______wound b________ ______shot |
abrasion contusion laceration incised wound burn gunshot |
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abrasion: injury to __________ layer of the ____ caused by ___________trauma |
superficial, skin blunt force |
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contusion: bleeding _____the skin or in an ________ due to _______trauma |
under, organ, blunt |
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Laceration: skin injury where skin is _____ caused by ______or _________ (usually has ______around wound) |
broken blunt force, rolling bruises |
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incised wound: skin is _____ and has _______edges caused by __________objects includes _____wounds |
broken , sharp sharp edged stab |
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Defence wounds: wounds sustained due to _________ of ________ to _________ themselves during __________ importance- indicate that victim was ________ at least partly _______ not taken completely by __________ |
natural reaction, victims, protect, assulat conscious, mobile, surprise |
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type of defence wounds blunt force - ______sometimes with _______ _________of _____bones sharp weapon - _______wounds -gunshot location:! mainly _______/_______ raised to protect _______ can be on ____when shielding _____ (eg during _____ ) ____side of ________&______if victim grabs_____ |
contusion, abrasion fracture of hand bones incision -- hands, forearms (face) -- thighs, shielding genitals during kicking -palm side of hands and finger, knife |
