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Antemortem

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trauma that occurs before death, there is visible healing

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Perimortem

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event that occurs at or around the time of death because of the properties of bone, the timing of the injury is less precise when evaluating bone than when evaluating soft tissue. 1. a lack of healing or infectious response 2. the presence of fresh bone fracture characteristics 3. the absence of dry bone fracture characteristics

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Postmortem

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injuries occurring after death

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What is blunt force trauma?

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is produced by low velocity impact from a blnt object the low velocity impact of a body with a blunt surface

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Key features of BTF?

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  1. Bone that exhibits plastic deformation indicative of low velocity impact
  2. delamination of bone
  3. fracture patterns indicating a low velocity site
  4. location and characteristics of known clinical fracture
  5. tools or marks or tool impression indicating impact site
  6. beveling of concentric fractures
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BFT intrinsic factors(5)

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Bone geometry, bone thickness, bone density, buttresses and struts

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Plastic deformation

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bending of the bone with permanent deformation

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elastic deformation

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resilient bending of the bone

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fracture

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bone failure

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Butterfly fractures

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failure occurs first on the tension site which on the opposite side of impact * in longbones fractures are initiated on the tension side

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classification of forces: Compression

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squeezing of the bone along the axis, involved in falls

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classification of forces: Tension

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pulling apart of the bone

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classification of forces: Rotation

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twisting of the bone, one end held stationary while the other end twists

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classification of forces: Shear

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tissue tears apart by sliding one portion

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classification of forces: Bending

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bone subjected to compression to concave side

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Cranial fracture initiation theory

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fracture initiate away from point of impact and propagate back towards the point of impact (E.S Gurdjian)

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outbending

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where fractures initiate because this is where the tension is

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BFT extrinsic factors

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  1. shape, weight and material of implement
  2. rates and duration of loading at impact site
  3. energy of blow
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classification of fracture: Incomplete

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doesn’t separate fully, greenstick, depressed

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classification of fracture: Complete

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bone breaks into 2 or more pieces, transverse, spiral, comminuted, butterfly

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classification of fracture: Cranial

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linear, diastatic(separation/ fracture/widening of suture) depressed( caving in of vault), stellate( impact and radiating fractures)

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GSW: entrance

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generally smaller than exit wound and does not have beveling

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types of beveling: Outward

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seen in the exit wounds, in GSW to the head is on the ectocranial surface

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types of beveling: Reverse

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is the opposite if what you would expect= is fairly typical in tangential GSW

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Steps to GSW (5)
1. Entrance 2. Radiating fractures 3. concentric heaving fractures 4. radiating fractures reach opposite side 5. Exit
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Radiating fracture
are the primary means of relieving stress induced by the impact, length or magnitude is correlated with the relative power of the weapon
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Concentric fracture
produced after radiating fractures, are seen as a series of independent arcs between radial fractures sharing similar radii, produced due to intercranial pressure
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caliber
the size of projectile or weapon barrel (diameter)
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gauge
the barrel diameter of a shot gun
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pellets
solid balls of lead (size either buck or bird)
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bullet profile
sharp= rifles blunt= handgun hollow point= handgun
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bullet jacketing
thin metal covering (full, semi, or lack of jacket)
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velocity
the variable that has the greatest effect on wounding power( rifles are high velocity, hand and shot are not)
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wound shapes
round, oval, keyhole, irregular
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4 factors: wound shape
1. bullet construction 2. angle of trajectory 3. angle of bullet axis 4. entry or exit
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determining distance of fire
forensic pathologists job, analysis of skin, presence of soot, tattooing, conditions of remains can affect ability to determine
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keyhole defect
when bullet enters on an angle and causes a bit if external beveling (tangential defect)
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submandibular or intraoral GSW
The blast injects gases and pressure, the skull fractures depending of the trajectory skull can fractures symmetrically fashion.
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factors that influence entrance wound
1. loss of gyroscopic stability= irregular wound 2. intermediate targets(skin, clothing...) 3. tangential impacts= create irregular morphologies and a larger entrance than bullet 4. exiting fractures 5. variations in shape, surface, and strength of bullets
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Bone repair
1. hematoma/ inflammation= 1 week 2. soft callus= 2-3 weeks 3. hard callus(bone starts to form)= 4-16 weeks 4. remodeling= 17+ weeks
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forensic taphonomy
is the study of the processes that affect animals and plant remains as the become fossilized "forensic" is a subfield of forensic anthro that examines hoe taphonomic forces have altered evidence
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Wendy C.
skull superimposition, rib fractures both perimortem and antimortem
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Alt. strategy: osteogenisis
(bio profile) nature of injury, nature of treatment, time between injury and death
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Alt. strategy: the death event
(perimortem period) manner of death, cause f death, skeletal evidence, context may be important
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Alt. strategy: disposition of remains
(anthropogenic context) haphazard, burial, burning, water environment, surface(dismemberment)
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Alt. strategy: taphonomy
natural taphonomic evidence: animals, weathering, plants, aqueous effect, staining
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Randy Laufer case
John McCrae police, 15 year old male buried outside house, positive id by dental xrays, was said to be a trophy skull
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4 steps in autopsy after GSW
1. history 2. xray 3. external 4. internal
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range of fire: near contact/ close range
mussle not in contact with skin no powder tattooing
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range of fire: intermediate
powder tattooing= unburned powder embedded in dermis of skin just like tattoo
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range of fire: distant
no soot, no tattooing, searing or carbon monoxide
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Predict Pediatric Skull Fracture Pattern IMPETUS for STUDY
1. human pediatric cranial trauma cases 2. inflicted vs. accidental 3. lack of baseline data 4. gap in best practice
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Predict Pediatric Skull Fracture Pattern: research objectives
1. document cranial vault fx on infant porciine specimen with respect to energy, age and impact of interface 2. identify fx characteristics of developing porcine skull under known conditions
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Predict Pediatric Skull Fracture Pattern: Top 5 Points
1. with high erg comes high fx initiation and propagation 2. fx occur at similar locations across individuals of a given age and interface 3. fracture initiation occurs away from impact, propagates back towards impact, initiation at bone suture, diastatic fracture present near crack tip 4. fracture patterns from rigid and compliant interface 5. multiple fx are consistently produced from a single impact
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Predict Pediatric Skull Fracture Pattern: implications of the findings
clearly one blunt force impact can produce multiple cranial fx
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types of identification: tentative
the id of the decedent is suspected based on circumstances or associated materials such as wallet/ drivers license
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types of identification: presumptive
meets high standard than tentative but lesser than positive, circumstances or general characteristics provide investigators with a basis for id and there is no exclusionary evidence
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types of identification: positive
id proves beyond reasonable professional doubt that a set of am and pm medical records belong to the same individual
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Methods to positive id
fingerprints, nuclear DNA, comparative radiography(dental or medical)
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method of positive id used by forensic anthro
1. construct bio. profile 2. submit bio profile to law enforcement 3. law enforcement identifies potential missing people 4. am radiographs submitted 5. pm xrays taken 6. am and pm compared
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medical radiography
compare: trabecular patterns, radiopacity(light spots), radiolucency(dark spots), anomalies and pathologies, post surgeries
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dental radiography
1. peripapicals- upper or lower teeth with roots 2. bitewings- focus on crown 3. panograms- full mouth shot 4. dental restorations- amalgam fillings, composite restorations, crowns, root canals 5. pulp chamber, spatial relationships between teeth
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Categories of Forensic Art: composite imagery
graphic images made up from the combination of individually described component parts (tattoos, sketches, surveillance images)
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Categories of Forensic Art: image modification and id
methods of manipulation, enhancement, comparison and categorization of photograph (age progression, fugitive cases, photo manipulation, age regression)
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Categories of Forensic Art: demonstrative evidence
any artwork that applies to a courtroom
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Categories of Forensic Art: reconstruction and postmortem id aids
methods to aid in the id of human physical remains in various conditions( postmortem drawings soft skin included, 2D and 3D skull drawings)
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3D facial reconstruction
depth markers placed anthropologically to indicate the persons soft tissue
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Why should bone be tested for DNA?
individual id, familial id, ethnic id, species id, determination of sex, disease that manifest in bone
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Nuclear DNA
2 copies/cell, inherited from both parents, unique to individual
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mtDNA
less than 1000 copies/cell, maternally inherited, not unique to individual
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Breakdown of Bone DNA
what affects taphonomy: bone size, bone density, organic vs. non organic, moisture/temperate, ph, critters, mechanical means
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bone extrinsic factors
object shape, weight, loading rate, loading duration

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