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What does a forensic entomologist study? insect types and activity to estimate time since the death
Kim was driving home from work and got Manner of death: Accident
into a car crash. She sustained injuries to Cause of death: Abdomen Injuries
her abdomen and lost an excessive amount Mechanism of death: Blood Loss
of blood. Paramedics were unable to get
there in time to complete a blood
transfusion and she died.
What was her cause, mechanism, and
manner of death?
John had advanced coronary artery Manner of death: Natural
disease. He had a heart attack which threw Cause of death: Heart attack
his heart into an arrhythmia. The doctors Mechanism of death: Arrhythmia
were unable to correct for it and he passed
away....
What were his cause, mechanism, and
manner of death?
Forensic science is the application of both criminal and civil laws
science to:
Who developed the principle of whenever Edmond Locard
2 objects come into contact with one
another, materials are exchanged between
them?
All of the above
Who developed a system of personal
identification for forensic science?
(Francis Galton, Alec Jeffreys and Alphonse Bertillon)
Who was the first suspect to be cleared of Richard Buckland
a crime by DNA evidence?
, B and C
A medical examiner is responsible for
(An elderly person dies of natural causes in a nursing home
which of the following cases:
An in-custody death of a 26 year-old, otherwise healthy male)
Forensic pathologists: Are most often employed as medical examiners
Mechanism of death is: The physiological effects of the injury or disease that caused death
True or False: A single mechanism of death True
can be produced from a variety of causes
of death
Janet was riding her bike and was hit by an injury/impact of cranium
oncoming vehicle whose driver did not see
the bike. She sustained injuries to her
cranium from her head contacting the
pavement. The impact resulted in severe
hemorrhaging to the cerebral cortex which
resulted in her untimely death. The cause of
death for this scenario is:
Ruling on cause and manner of death
A coroner's responsibilities include: Going to the scene of the death
Running the death investigation
DNA fingerprinting refers to: The fact that the variation in the genetic code can be used to tell individuals apart
True or False: Some states in the U.S. have True
both Medical Examiners and Coroner
systems, not just one of the other.
True or False: Practicing medical examiners True
should be board certified.
True or False: The current issue concerning False
medical examiner systems is that there are
too many forensic pathologists and not
enough open positions
True or False: Based on the findings of the True
Frontline Investigation you read about,
both coroner and medical examiner
systems have made gross errors in death
investigations.