Scene Management — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: _____ is the science dealing with properties, actions, toxicity, fatal dose, detection and estimation of poisons.

Answer: Toxicology

Flashcard 2: An autopsy may be performed at the site of recovery of the body, in the following scenarios :_____ExhumationDM orders

Answer: Advanced stage of putrefaction

Flashcard 3: As per the Medicare Service Persons and Damage to Property in Medicare Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage or Loss to Property) Act, Violence against a registered medical practitioner is considered as a _____ and non-bailable offense.

Answer: cognizable

Flashcard 4: Which rule of thumb for estimating the time since death relates the decomposition rates in air, water, and soil in a 1:2:8 ratio?

Answer: Casper's dictum (ratio 1:2:8)

Extra: Casper's Dictum states that decomposition in Air : Water : Soil occurs in a ratio of 1:2:8 (i.e., a body decomposes as much in 1 week in air as it does in 2 weeks in water or 8 weeks buried in soil).