Blood Spatter

What can blood spatter evidence tell you?

• the weapon used

• handedness of the assailant

• the order of the events

• angle of impact

• all of the above

How are you able to determine the height of the perpetrator?

• measuring the angle of impact

• checking the source of origin

• finding the area of convergence

• location of the blood spatter

• all of the above

What is luminol?

• a presumptive test to find blood

• a chemical that makes blood glow if present

• a chemical that reacts with iron in hemoglobin

• a chemical that has a blue glow

• all of the above

What are passive blood stains?

• created from arterial spurting

• created from expiratory blood

• created from same source to target distance

• created when a person passes by another person

• all of the above

Which of the following is NOT a component of whole blood?

• Red Blood Cells
• Spinal Fluid
• Plasma
• Platelets

Which of the following CANNOT be determined from blood spatter?

• Exact Weapon Used
• Manner of Death
• Velocity
• Area of Origin

What type of evidence is blood type?

• Individual
• Class
• Trace
• Physical

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What blood stain pattern is created or formed by the force of gravity acting alone?

• Passive Drop
• Low Velocity Impact Spatter
• Flow Pattern
• Drip Pattern

What blood spatter pattern is seen in the picture?

• Flow Pattern
• Low Velocity Impact Spatter
• Pool
• Drip Pattern

What blood spatter pattern is seen in the photo?

• Flow Pattern
• Arterial Spurt
• Low Velocity Impact Spatter
• Pool