Chp 9 Injury And Death Investigation

Question 0

Forensic Pathology

Answer 0

Study of how and why people die.

Question 1

Homicide is divided into two broad classifications :

Answer 1

• Non felonious

* Felonious

Question 2

Algor Mortis

Answer 2

Muscles of the body become rigid and the joints freeze.

Question 3

Livor Mortis

Answer 3

Reddish purple coloration in dependent areas of the body due to accumulation of blood in the small vessels of the dependent areas secondary to gravity. Often confused with bruising.

Question 4

Insects and crime

Answer 4

Insects are invariably the first witnesses to a crime, arriving within minutes or even seconds after death.

Question 5

Five most common types of wounds encountered by the police officer in injury and death investigations :

Answer 5

Firearms, incised, stab, puncture and lacerations.

Question 6

Gunshot Residue (GSR)

Answer 6

Analysis used to determine if a subject may have fired a weapon, handled an object. Remains on the hands for 3 hours, 8 hours on the face and 48 hours in the nasal cavity.