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21 Cards in this Set
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Death Certificate issued by (state/county) in which deathoccurred |
county |
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Deaths ruled _________ don’t require investigation |
suicide or accident |
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What is the surgical procedure on deceased to collect evidence &determine manner of death? |
Autopsy |
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What is the goal of autopsy? |
To confirm this estimation |
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Where is the body temp taken from? |
Liver |
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Who investigates the cause & time of death? |
ForensicPathologist |
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What can forensic anthropologist tell from a dead body? |
Sex, approx. age, race or ethnicity, stature, & skeletal injury |
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Can forensic anthropologist tell time since death? |
Yes |
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Hot summer seasons or tropical climates (slow/increase) down cooling, may (lower/raise) temp due to rapid putrefaction |
slow lower |
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Blood settles to (highest/lowest) point of body? |
lowest |
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Body (can not/can) be assumed to be in position of death |
can not |
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Children & older adults have (earlier/late) rigor than younger adults |
late |
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Factors that interfere with ________________: temp, existing antemortem pathologies, age, body muscular mass, & degree of muscular activity before death |
onset & duration |
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Cuts with a smooth edge (Incision, Laceration, Contusion, Abrasion) |
Incision |
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tearing of skin (Incision, Laceration, Contusion, Abrasion) |
Laceration |
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trauma causes small blood vessels to rupture under the skin (Laceration, Contusion, Abrasion) |
Contusion |
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object sliding across skin (Laceration, Contusion, Abrasion) |
Abrasion |
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broken bone : open breaks the skin, closed remainsunderneath the skin |
Fracture |
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loss on consciousness from too little O2 or too much CO2, results indeath if normal breathing not restored (Choking on something) (Asphyxiation, Ligature) |
Asphyxiation |
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instrument like a belt used (to strangle) (Asphyxiation, Ligature) |
Ligature |
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individual accidentallyasphyxiates during act of sex or masturbation |
Autoerotic |
