FSC100: Weeks 5-12 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. Week 5: Forensic
Pathology
2. Methods of iden- visual
tification after photographic
death clothing and personal effects
fingerprinting
dental records
DNA
3. Early development - written records of forensic pathology in Europe began in 1507 (Bamberg
of the autopsy Code)
- 1530: more extensive penal code, known as the "Constitutio Criminalis Caroli-
na"
- issued by emporer charles V
outlined the importance of forensic pathology in requiring that medical tes-
timony be an integral part of the proof and trials involving decisions about
whether the manner of death was:
1 infanticide
2. homicide
3. abortion
4. poisoning
- didn't specify total autopsy to be performed but wounds were opened to
determine their depth and direction
4. in the latter part of Ambrose Pare performed oflcial medico-legal autopsies
the 16th century
reported findings in lungs of smothered children and studied traces left by
sexual assault
5.
, when does a foren- 1. when the coroner is unable to satisfactorily answer any of the five questions
sic pathologist get
involved 2. when there is the possibility of involvement of the criminal justice system
6. The pathologist 1. discovery
performs an au- 2. documentation
topsy for 2 main
reasons
7. What is an forensic a medical doctor with specialist certification in anatomical pathology and addi-
pathologist? tional training in forensic pathology
training at least 14yrs of uni and post graduate training
- also hold master's degrees and/or PhD
- has knowledge of the effects of Disease and injury on the body in the context
of the law
8. Category A Forensic Anthropologists
can perform autopsies a=on all types of medicolegal cases including homicide/
criminally suspicious adult and pediatric cases
9. Category B Anatomical Pathologists
can perform autopsies on non-homicide/ non- criminally suspicious adult cases
10. Category C Pediatric Pathologists
can perform autopsies on non-homicide/non-criminally suspicious pediatric
cases
11. Immediate Cause the disease, injury, or complication that directly precedes death and which is
of Death the ultimate consequence of the underlying death
,12. Underlying cause the disease or injury which initiates the chain of events ultimately leading to the
of death cessation of life
13. Mechanism of defined as the physiological or functional derangement resulting in failure of
Death one or more vital organs
usually does not require mention in the certification of death
Ex: sepsis, multisystem organ failure, respiratory arrest
14. Manner of death means by which death occurred
1. accident
2. suicide
3. homicide
4. natural
5. undetermined
15. The pending cause pathologists may choose to give the COD as pending after the autopsy if the
of death COD remains unknown and if there is a possibility that further info may permit
his/her determination
indicates that additional studies or investigations are needed
16. The Medico-legal - medical investigation on behalf of greater society to determine how and why
Autopsy its citizens die
performed under legislation of the coroner's act and not family consent
(once a coroner takes jurisdiction over a body, the family essentially has no
rights to the remains until the body is released)
17. Goals of a - determine cause of death
Medico-legal Au- - determine mechanism of death
topsy - estimate time of death and/or timing of injuries
, - determine the nature and mechanism of the injuries
give opinions as to the nature of instruments or weapons that may have been
involved in creating the observed injuries
- trace evidence collection
18. The Triangle of natural disease
Death includes
Injury
Toxicity
19. Five Parts of the 1. assessments of the scene and circumstances surrounding the death
Medico legal au- 2. external examination of the body
topsy 3. internal examination of the body
4. interpretation of additional studies in the context of the case
5. synthesis of a medicolegal opinion
20. 1. Examination of - dependent on initial police investigation
the Scene and cir- - coroners warrant
cumstances - police report
- scene photographers
- scene visit
- medical records/ambulance call report
21. 2. External exami- - General nutrition and development
nation - hair colour, eye colour, facial hair, etc.
- clothing artifacts
- documentation of tattoos, scars, and other identifying features
- examine all body surfaces
- documentation of injuries, petechiae (hemorrhaging in the eyes)
- collection of trace evidence
- consider alternative light source examination
- consider radiographic examination
1. Week 5: Forensic
Pathology
2. Methods of iden- visual
tification after photographic
death clothing and personal effects
fingerprinting
dental records
DNA
3. Early development - written records of forensic pathology in Europe began in 1507 (Bamberg
of the autopsy Code)
- 1530: more extensive penal code, known as the "Constitutio Criminalis Caroli-
na"
- issued by emporer charles V
outlined the importance of forensic pathology in requiring that medical tes-
timony be an integral part of the proof and trials involving decisions about
whether the manner of death was:
1 infanticide
2. homicide
3. abortion
4. poisoning
- didn't specify total autopsy to be performed but wounds were opened to
determine their depth and direction
4. in the latter part of Ambrose Pare performed oflcial medico-legal autopsies
the 16th century
reported findings in lungs of smothered children and studied traces left by
sexual assault
5.
, when does a foren- 1. when the coroner is unable to satisfactorily answer any of the five questions
sic pathologist get
involved 2. when there is the possibility of involvement of the criminal justice system
6. The pathologist 1. discovery
performs an au- 2. documentation
topsy for 2 main
reasons
7. What is an forensic a medical doctor with specialist certification in anatomical pathology and addi-
pathologist? tional training in forensic pathology
training at least 14yrs of uni and post graduate training
- also hold master's degrees and/or PhD
- has knowledge of the effects of Disease and injury on the body in the context
of the law
8. Category A Forensic Anthropologists
can perform autopsies a=on all types of medicolegal cases including homicide/
criminally suspicious adult and pediatric cases
9. Category B Anatomical Pathologists
can perform autopsies on non-homicide/ non- criminally suspicious adult cases
10. Category C Pediatric Pathologists
can perform autopsies on non-homicide/non-criminally suspicious pediatric
cases
11. Immediate Cause the disease, injury, or complication that directly precedes death and which is
of Death the ultimate consequence of the underlying death
,12. Underlying cause the disease or injury which initiates the chain of events ultimately leading to the
of death cessation of life
13. Mechanism of defined as the physiological or functional derangement resulting in failure of
Death one or more vital organs
usually does not require mention in the certification of death
Ex: sepsis, multisystem organ failure, respiratory arrest
14. Manner of death means by which death occurred
1. accident
2. suicide
3. homicide
4. natural
5. undetermined
15. The pending cause pathologists may choose to give the COD as pending after the autopsy if the
of death COD remains unknown and if there is a possibility that further info may permit
his/her determination
indicates that additional studies or investigations are needed
16. The Medico-legal - medical investigation on behalf of greater society to determine how and why
Autopsy its citizens die
performed under legislation of the coroner's act and not family consent
(once a coroner takes jurisdiction over a body, the family essentially has no
rights to the remains until the body is released)
17. Goals of a - determine cause of death
Medico-legal Au- - determine mechanism of death
topsy - estimate time of death and/or timing of injuries
, - determine the nature and mechanism of the injuries
give opinions as to the nature of instruments or weapons that may have been
involved in creating the observed injuries
- trace evidence collection
18. The Triangle of natural disease
Death includes
Injury
Toxicity
19. Five Parts of the 1. assessments of the scene and circumstances surrounding the death
Medico legal au- 2. external examination of the body
topsy 3. internal examination of the body
4. interpretation of additional studies in the context of the case
5. synthesis of a medicolegal opinion
20. 1. Examination of - dependent on initial police investigation
the Scene and cir- - coroners warrant
cumstances - police report
- scene photographers
- scene visit
- medical records/ambulance call report
21. 2. External exami- - General nutrition and development
nation - hair colour, eye colour, facial hair, etc.
- clothing artifacts
- documentation of tattoos, scars, and other identifying features
- examine all body surfaces
- documentation of injuries, petechiae (hemorrhaging in the eyes)
- collection of trace evidence
- consider alternative light source examination
- consider radiographic examination
