30 Questions
What is the legal classification of physical injuries that involves administering harmful substances?
Administering injurious substances or beverages
What type of wound is characterized by a break in the skin?
Open wound
What is the primary factor that affects the healing of wounds?
Presence of infection
What is the classification of physical injuries that involves a slight harm or hurt?
Slight physical injuries or maltreatment
What is the outcome of a wound that is not properly treated?
Fatal outcome
What is the term for the process of a wound returning to its normal state?
Healing
What is death, according to experts?
The termination, cessation or end of life
What is the significance of estimating the time of death?
To aid in the investigation of the crime scene
What is the main focus of autopsy in determining the cause of death?
To determine the mechanism and cause of death
What is the difference between an open wound and a closed wound?
The visibility of the injury
What is the significance of studying the stages of decomposition of a corpse?
To estimate the time of death
What is the main goal of medicolegal investigation of death?
To determine the mechanism and cause of death
What is the time frame for the abdomen to burst open after death?
5-10 days
What happens to the tissues in the process of colliquative putrefaction?
They become soft, loose, and semifluid
What is a sign of putrefactive changes within 12-24 hours after death?
Gas accumulates inside the abdominal cavity
What occurs in the 48-72 hour time frame after death?
Postmortem staining gets displaced
What is the approximate time frame for the whole body to be completely destroyed?
2-5 years
What can an examiner use to judge when death occurred?
The predictable ways a corpse decomposes
What is the duration of stoppage of heart beat that results in death?
More than 3-5 minutes
What is the result of absence of heart beat over the whole precordial area and particularly over the area of the apex?
A flat ECG curve
What is the change that occurs in the skin after death due to stoppage of circulation?
Skin becomes pale and loses elasticity
What happens to the muscles of the body early on after death?
They undergo primary relaxation or flaccidity
What is the duration of the primary relaxation or flaccidity of the muscles after death?
About 3 to 6 hours
What happens to the lips after death due to drying?
They become brownish, dry and hard
When is an autopsy typically performed on a dead body?
Whenever required by special laws, upon order of a competent court, or upon written request of a police authority
Which of the following deaths should be autopsied?
Death unattended by a physician
Who is authorized to perform autopsies and dissections?
Health officers, medical officers of Law Enforcement Agencies, and medical staff of accredited hospitals
What is the primary reason for performing an autopsy?
To determine the cause of death
Which of the following is NOT a manner of death that should be autopsied?
Death in a hospital or clinic
Who can request an autopsy in writing?
The nearest kin
Test your knowledge on the definition of physical injury and its legal classification, including mutilation, serious physical injuries, administering injurious substances, and less serious physical injuries. Learn about the legal aspects of injury investigation in this quiz.
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