CJ 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Stippling, Livor Mortis, Penetrating Trauma
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No longer eligible for employment or benefits, pay debts, own property. To be alive is like having a membership in society. To die is like having it revoked. Pathology is the study of disease in humans, or the study of conditions that may end or reduce the quality of life. Study of naturally occurring disease and death in humans. Study of intentional injury or illness causing death in humans. Term used to characterize the relationship between biological death and legal death. Elected or appointed position, usually at the county level who is responsible for determining manner of death. Inquiry is a formal hearing of evidence. Physicians with additional training in clinical and forensic pathology. Primary object of a post is to identify, describe and record presence of trauma. To identify trauma, the post exam is conducted in 2 phases. Space created as bullet passes through body. Blood drains, causes skin to discolor, stained.
