TSA - FORENSIC TECHNOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

TSA - FORENSIC TECHNOLOGY
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Passive Stains - ANSWERS- vx vx vx




Transfer Stains - ANSWERS- vx vx vx


object coming in contact with existing blood stains and leaving wipes, smears, or p
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attern transfers vx




Impact Stains - ANSWERS-
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blood projecting through air and usually seen as splatters. (May also include gushe
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s, splashes, and arterial spurts.)
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Gunshot Splatter - ANSWERS- vx vx vx


Includes forward splatter from exit wound and back splatter from entrance wound.
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Typically: Forward is a fine mist and the back is larger, fewer drops.
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Cast-Off - ANSWERS- vx vx


Results when an object sung in arc flings blood onto nearby surfaces. Tail points in
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direction of motion and the number of arcs can show minimum number of blows.
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Arterial Spray - ANSWERS- vx vx vx


Spurt of blood when a major artery is severed with new pattern created each time t
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he heart pumps
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Expired Splatter - ANSWERS- vx vx vx


blood from an internal injury mixing with air from lungs being expelled through the n
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ose, mouth, or an injury to airways or lungs, forms a very fine mist and some blood
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stains are latent.
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Sharp Force Injuries (Stabbing) - ANSWERS-
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Less blood being deposited on the instrument, smaller more linear patterns of stain
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s

Blunt Force Injuries (Hitting or Beating) - ANSWERS-
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larger surface area will collect more blood, producing drops of various sizes.
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Transient Evidence - ANSWERS- vx vx vx


Temporary evidence, is expected to degrade after a period of time. ex. odors, temp
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erature, footprints vx




Exsanguination - ANSWERS-Bleeding to death vx vx vx vx




Altor Mortis - ANSWERS-Cooling of body after death
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Lividity - ANSWERS- vx vx


Discoloration of the body after death. Takes minutes to an hour. Lasts for 36 hours.
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