FSC239Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Soot, Petechia, Asphyxia
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Death investigation team, cause manner mech of death, injuries. Ontario forensic pathology service and the office of the chief coroner of. Rigor, algor, livor mortis (muscle stiffening, blood pooling, body cooling) ee. Blunt (contusions, abrasions, lacerations, fractures)(patterned injuries) (differentiating fall and assault) Firearms (depends on weapon and ammo, entrance exit re entry shored tangenital, intermediate targets, shotguns, entrance and exit wounds) Asphyxia (mechanical - hanging, strangulation, petechiae), chemical, Environmental (hot and cold, fire (pugilistic attitude and airway soot) Examining scene - loser principle, scene security, path of contamination, changes to scene, protecting evidence) Functions of physical evidence (what does it show?) Admissibility of evidence (continuity and chain of custody) Forensic nursing responsibilities - 2 foremost: identifying trauma and collecting specimens) Areas of forensic nursing - intimate partner violence, sexual assault, death investigation, etc. ) Specialties (ie, sexual assault nurse examiner (sane))
