Forensic Medicine

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Decks in this class (13)

Blunt Force Injury
What is the definition of trauma,
What is meant by structural damag...,
What is meant by physiological ef...
100  cards
Sharp Force Injury
Define an incision,
What causes an incision,
Describe the appearance of an inc...
56  cards
Injury Patterns, RTA and Head Injury
Why might someone injure themselv...,
What is self mutilation a feature of,
What are the features of self inf...
103  cards
Gun Shot Wounds
What type of projectile does a sm...,
What is ballistics,
What type of projectile does a ri...
123  cards
Bodies from Water
What is the definition of drowning,
What is the incidence of drowning...,
What is the cause of the majority...
120  cards
Bodies from Fire
What are the 3 components of a fire,
List the phases of a fire,
Describe the incipient phase of a...
135  cards
Post-Mortem Changes
List the stages of death,
Why does the body cool after death,
What causes hypostatic lividity
156  cards
Forensic Odontology
Who sets the standards for dentis...,
What are the roles of a forensic ...,
Bite mark analysis has many limit...
97  cards
Alcohol
Which specific alcohol is found i...,
What makes an alcohol,
What percentage of the population...
186  cards
Drugs
List common drug classes,
List common opiates,
List common depressants
179  cards
Asphyxia
Where did the word asphyxia come ...,
What is the forensic definition o...,
Describe the structure of the cri...
114  cards
Death and Related Matters
Is death a singular event or a pr...,
Is there a legal definition of death,
What if death is a process how ca...
158  cards
Trace Evidence
Describe locards exchange principle,
Where might you find trace evidence,
Anyone who attends a crime scene ...
150  cards

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