Forensic Aspects of Drowning

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


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