Chemical Asphyxiants — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: _____ asphyxiants includes inert gases that displace Oxygen

Answer: Simple

Flashcard 2: Cause of death in smoke inhalation?_____ hypoxia

Answer: Anemic

Flashcard 3: Two reliable indicators suggesting that the victim was alive while the fire was in progress:1. Elevated levels of _____ in the circulating blood.2. Carbon particles in the air passages and lungs

Answer: carbon monoxide

Flashcard 4: _____ asphyxiants include gases which damage the respiratory tract

Answer: Irritant

Extra: Irritant asphyxiants (e.g., ammonia, chlorine, phosgene) cause local inflammation and damage to the respiratory tract mucosa. Classification of gaseous asphyxiants: 1. Simple (e.g., Nitrogen, CO2, Methane) - Displace oxygen. 2. Chemical (e.g., CO, Cyanide, H2S) - Interfere with oxygen transport/utilization. 3. Irritant (e.g., Ammonia, Chlorine) - Damage the respiratory tract.

Flashcard 5: Jack-knife position leads to _____ asphyxia

Answer: positional

Flashcard 6: The type of suffocation seen in this scenario is _____

Answer: overlaying

Flashcard 7: What type of strangulation is seen in the following image? _____

Answer: Mugging

Flashcard 8: Time to death is _____ in Seawater drowning

Answer: more

Flashcard 9: _____ position leads to positional asphyxia

Answer: Jack-knife

Flashcard 10: Attachment of weights to the body to keep it under water is consistent with both _____ and suicidal drowning.

Answer: homicidal