CHY 183 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Asphyxia, Blunt Trauma, Forensic Entomology

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Chemistry
• Course: CHY 183
• Professor: Monica Sauer

Document Summary

The autosopy: examination of a body after death (post-mortem examination: the goal of forensic/medicolegal autopsy is to determine cause of death + confirm manner of death often to be used in criminal proceedings. Forensic pathologist: investigative personnel, typically medical examiners/coroners who investigate the cause, manner, + time of death of victim in a crime, can also be a physician who has been trained to conduct autopsies. External examination: forensic autopsy consists of an external examination (bruising, signs of asphyxiation, gunshot wounds) + internal examination, external examination: broad overview of condition of body + clothing, external examination also consists of classifying injuries. This includes distinguishing b/w different types of wounds, such as stab wound versus gunshot. Internal examination: the dissection of human body generally entails removal of all internal organs through y- Shaped incision beginning at top of each shoulder + extending down to the pubic bone: performing internal examination entails weighing, dissecting + sectioning each organ of body.