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Differentiate between the coroner and medical examiner systems. (I)
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Explain the difference between cause, manner, and mechanism of death.
(I)
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| 3.
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Estimate time of death using various measures of post-mortem interval.
(II)
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| 4.
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Explain the ways forensic anthropology, forensic odontology, forensic
serology, and forensic DNA analysis are used to identify human
remains. (III)
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| 5.
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Describe the components and procedures used in the forensic autopsy
and the relationship between the autopsy and the criminal justice
process. (IV)
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Identify the major components of a properly prepared autopsy report
and the findings that should be in each section. (IV)
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| 7.
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Define forensic toxicology and identify the ways in which it
contributes to the forensic autopsy and the criminal justice process.
(V)
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| 8.
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Describe, identify, and differentiate the major types of blunt force
trauma. (VI, VII)
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| 9.
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Describe, identify, and differentiate the major types of sharp force
injuries. (VIII)
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| 10.
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Describe and identify wounds due to gunfire. (IX)
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| 11.
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Describe, identify, and differentiate deaths due to asphyxia and
drowning. (X)
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| 12.
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Describe and identify the other major causes and manners of unnatural
death. (XI-XIII)
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