Forensic Pathology Report
Group Member #1:
Roxanna
Group Member #2:
G
Group Member #3 (if applicable):
Case File (example, HTH-12):
HTH-6
I. Cause of Death
II. Mechanism of Death
III. Manner of Death
IV. In 1-2 paragraphs, describe your overall opinion using evidence about how the individual in your case file died.
A week before the individual died she was at Pomerado Hospital being treated for nosebleeds and headaches. Approximately a week prior to her death her boyfriend stated she couldn't stand upright and was crawling in the apartment, and that he noticed the kitchen chairs and furniture would be knocked over. She had a history of chronic alcoholism and smoking cigarettes. The decedents frequent nosebleeds and headaches were a result of the secondary brainstem hemorrhage. The bloody paper towel in a plastic bag found at the scene could only point to another nosebleed the individual had the evening before she died. The individual continuously consumed large amounts of vodka daily, and on the particular evening before she died she had consumed over a liter of vodka. Alcohol acts as a blood thinner, so instead of the blood naturally clotting and stopping the hemorrhaging, she continued to hemorrhage in the brain. In conclusion, the individual died from extensive secondary brainstem hemorrhaging.
V. References - share your vocabulary list with appropriate links with me
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/alcohol-poisoning/basics/definition/con-20029020
http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/cirrhosis-liver?page=2
Group Member #1:
Roxanna
Group Member #2:
G
Group Member #3 (if applicable):
Case File (example, HTH-12):
HTH-6
I. Cause of Death
- What was the cause of death?
- What pieces of evidence (from the report or the internet) do you have?
II. Mechanism of Death
- What was the mechanism of death?
- What pieces of evidence (from the report or the internet) do you have?
III. Manner of Death
- What was the manner of death?
- What pieces of evidence (from the report or the internet) do you have?
IV. In 1-2 paragraphs, describe your overall opinion using evidence about how the individual in your case file died.
A week before the individual died she was at Pomerado Hospital being treated for nosebleeds and headaches. Approximately a week prior to her death her boyfriend stated she couldn't stand upright and was crawling in the apartment, and that he noticed the kitchen chairs and furniture would be knocked over. She had a history of chronic alcoholism and smoking cigarettes. The decedents frequent nosebleeds and headaches were a result of the secondary brainstem hemorrhage. The bloody paper towel in a plastic bag found at the scene could only point to another nosebleed the individual had the evening before she died. The individual continuously consumed large amounts of vodka daily, and on the particular evening before she died she had consumed over a liter of vodka. Alcohol acts as a blood thinner, so instead of the blood naturally clotting and stopping the hemorrhaging, she continued to hemorrhage in the brain. In conclusion, the individual died from extensive secondary brainstem hemorrhaging.
V. References - share your vocabulary list with appropriate links with me
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/alcohol-poisoning/basics/definition/con-20029020
http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/cirrhosis-liver?page=2