Forensic medicine Flashcards

718777746	forensic medicine	Application of science to legal issues	0
718777748	Forensic odontologist	Dentistry	1
718777749	What does a forensic odontologist do?	Examine x-Rays of the teeth o the deceased and compare them with the x-rays and the examinations made by the deceased'a local dentist	2
718778310	Forensic anthropologist	Study of bodily remains to help identify age, sex, race, and approximate height of the individual	3
718778311	What does a Forensic pathologist do to determine the identity of the deceased?	Consult forensic odontologist to examine the teeth. Then they consult a forensic anthropologist to look at bodily remains to determine age, sex, race, and approximate height	4
718778312	Determining cause of death	This is determined by the autopsy examination and toxicology	5
718778313	What does a toxicologist do	Examine examples of tissues obtained during the autopsy to determine what drugs or poisons are in the body, as well as quantity and location.	6
718778509	Cause of death	Reflects the physical findings of the autopsy, such as fatal disease or process ( such as hemorrhage, starvation, or exposure) that caused the death of an individual. Cause of death help answer the question why death occurred	7
718778511	Manner of death	Indicated how death occurred. 1. Natural 2. Accident 3. Suicide 4. Homicide 5. Undetermined	8
718778514	Example of natural manner of death	Refers to a medical problem such as a heart attack or stroke that caused the death if a person	9
718778516	Example of an accident cause of death	Result of an unexpected, unforeseen, an unintended fatal event	10
718778518	homicide	Intentionally killing someone else	11
718778520	Proximate cause of death	Initial incident or act that set into motion a series of foreseeable interconnected events that led to the persons demise	12
294738089	Steps in the autopsy	External examination Internal examination	13