Forensic Science Study Guide Unit 8 Toxicology Name:

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1 Adverse effects 1. Toxicology is the study of the of chemicals or physical agents on living organisms. Medical examiner or coroner 2. Who would be most likely to use postmortem forensic toxicology? Drug Testing 3. How would forensic toxicology come into play in the workplace? Olympias 4. Who was the famous Greek poisoner? Locusta 5. Who was the personal poisoner of Nero? Madame Guilia Toffana 6. Who committed over 600 successful poisonings, including 2 popes. Hieronyma Spara 7. formed a society to teach women how to murder their husbands. Mathieu Orfila 8. Who is known as the father of forensic toxicology? Lethal Dose 9. What does LD mean? Federal Drug Administration 10. FDA stands for. Environmental Protection Agency 11. EPA stands for. Department of transportation 12. DOT stands for. Occupational Safety and 13. OSHA stands for. _Health Administration 1

2 Caustic (lye) 14. A poison has characteristic burns around the lips and mouth of the victim. Carbon Monoxide 15. poisoning shows symptoms of red or pink patches on the chest and thigh. Sulfuric Acid 16. poisoning shows symptoms of black vomit. Hydrochloric Acid 17. poisoning shows greenish, brown vomit. Nitric Acid 18. poisoning shows yellow vomit. Phosporus 19. poisoning shows coffee brown vomit, onion or garlic odor. Cyanide 20. poisoning has a burnt almond odor. Arsenic, Mercury 21. poisoning has extreme diarrhea. Methyl or isopropyl alcohol 22. poisoning shows nausea and vomiting, unconsciousness and possible blindness. Crime 23. To prove a case, you have to prove that a was committed. Poison and to the victim 24. To prove a case, you have to prove there was access to and. Irritated tissues a.25. In a Forensic Autopsy, look for these 3 things: Characteristic odors b. Mees Lines c. For comparison 26. Why should postmortem concentrations be done at the scene? 2

3 Blood 27. Give 5 out of 9 Human Specimens for analysis: Urine Vitreous Humor of eye Bile Gastric Contents alcohol 28. What is the most abused drug in America? _ What % of all traffic deaths are alcohol related? Colorless 30. What color is Ethyl Alcohol? Depressant 31. Is Ethyl alcohol a stimulant or a depressant? minutes 32. How long does it take for alcohol to be fully absorbed? Liver 33. Where does 90% of the detoxification of alcohol take place? What percentage of alcohol is excreted unchanged through the breath, perspiration and urine. Amount of alcohol consumed 35. The rate of absorption of alcohol depends on 5 things: Alcohol content of the beverage Time taken to consume it Quanity and type of food present in stomach. Physiology of consumer The burn off rate of percent per hour.(varied) 3

4 _Blood alcohol content 37. What does BAC stand for? _Henry s Law 38. Law states that when a volatile chemical is dissolved in a liquid and is brought to equilibrium with air, there is a fixed ratio between the concentration of the volatile compound in the air and its concentration in liquid. _Breath 39. The concentration of alcohol in is proportional to that in the blood. _Preliminary 40. tests are used to determine the degree of suspect s physical impairment and whether or not another test is justified. _Nystagmus 41. One field test to determine physical impairment Is the horizontal gaze : follow a pen or small flashlight, tracking left to right with one s eyes. _45 Degrees 42. Wavering at degrees indicates 0.10 BAC. _Nine 43. step walk and turn(wat):comprehend and execute Two or more simple instructions at one time. _One 44. leg stand(ols): maintain balance, comprehend and Execute two or more simple instructions at one time. _Alcohol 45. A breathalyzer test collects and measures content Of alveolar breath. _Arterial 46. During absorption, the concentration of alcohol in Blood is higher than in venous blood. _Pulonary 47. Breath tests reflect alcohol concentration in the artery. _Acetone 48. The breathalyzer can also react with, found in 4

5 diabetics. John Trestrail 49. is a practicing toxicologist who has consulted on many criminal Poisoning cases. (Founder for the Study of Criminal Poisoning. Criminal Poisoning 50. John Trestrail wrote a book called, used as a reference by law enforcement personnel, forensic scientists and lawyers. 5