Forensic Aspects of Drowning
Forensic Aspects of Drowning Quiz Crafted by -
Ms. Nupoor Neole
Assistant Professor,
Department of Forensic Science,
School of Science,
Jain University, Bangalore
Introduction to Forensic Aspects of Drowning
Drowning is difficult to prove beyond the accidental death stage simply because of the nature in which it happens. Proving that an unknown assailant in some way aided the death of another by drowning is difficult to establish and can usually only be established if there are physical wounds such as cuts or bruises or indeed if an eye witness has saw the event take place.
Let's look at the questions and their answer.
Que 1. Diagnosing of drowning as a cause of death can be detected by.
a) Presence of Diatoms
b) Presence of water
c) Presence of pollen grain
d) None
Answer – a) Presence of Diatoms
Que 2. Organs that can use to find diatoms in case of drowning.
a) Lungs
b) Brain
c) Bone marrow
d) All
Answer – d) All
Que 3. Which test stands as the only direct screening test for drowning?
a) Floating test of lungs
b) Presence of diatoms in Bone marrow
c) Both
d) None
Answer - b) Presence of diatoms in Bone marrow
Que 4. What is the characteristic feature of Hypoxic Convulsions?
a) Pectoral hemorrhage
b) Stroke
c) Skin turns blue
d) None
Answer - c) Skin turns blue
Que 5. Other name of goose bumps is
a) Cutis aplasia
b) Cutis marmorata
c) Cutis anserina
d) None
Answer - c) Cutis anserina
Que 6. Immersion syndrome responsible because of
a) Vagal Inhibition
b) Ventricular fibrillation
c) Both
d) None
Answer - b) Ventricular fibrillation
Que 7. Emphysema aquosum is found in
a) Dry drowning
b) Wet drowning
c) Immersion syndrome
d) Secondary drowning
Answer - b) Wet drowning
Que 8. Other name of near drowning is
a) Primary drowning
b) Secondary drowning
c) Tertiary drowning
d) None
Answer - b) Secondary drowning
Que 9. Progressive hypovolaemia happens in case on
a) Dry drowning
b) Wet drowning
c) Fresh water drowning
d) Salt water drowning
Answer - d) Salt water drowning
Que 10. Signs of drowning
a) Washer women syndrome
b) External froth
c) Cadaveric spasm
d) All
Answer – d) All
Que 11. Atypical drowning is related to
a) Dry drowning
b) Immersion syndrome
c) Both
d) None
Answer – c) Both
Que 12. Death due to secondary drowning is because of
a) Infection due to inhalation of water
b) Lung puncture
c) Vagal inhibition
d) None
Answer - a) Infection due to inhalation of water
Que 13. Isolation or extraction of diatoms from tissues in drowning case can be done by
a) Dry ashing method
b) Acid digestion method
c) Liquid-liquid extraction
d) None
Answer - b) Acid digestion method
Que 14. Hypervolumia, hyponatremia, hemolysis are related to
a) Fresh water drowning: Hypotonic
b) Salt water drowning: Hypertonic
c) Both
d) None
Answer - a) Fresh water drowning: Hypotonic
Que 15. Average lung capacity of adult human lungs is
a) 2 liters
b) 4 liters
c) 6 liters
d) 8 liters
Answer - c) 6 liters