Vet Forensic Medicine - Quiz Bank

Quizzes 1, 2, 3, 4, and midterm

The link is comprised of what 4 types of abuse? (in any order)

animal abuse, elder abuse, child abuse, domestic violence

True or False: One advantage of mandatory reporting of animal abuse is that all veterinarians are held to the same standard.

true

Which of the following is a possible behavioral indicator of pain in an animal?

decreased appetite, change in body position, limping, increased vocalization (whining)

The following is the definition of the Link:

the connection between violence against humans and violence against animals

What is the most common form of animal abuse?

simple and gross neglect

True or False: When processing an animal crime scene, there are usually more personnel available to process the scene compared to human crime scenes.

false

True or False: Only external forces that threatens homeostasis are considered to be stressors.

false

What are the 3 roles that should be included in every animal cruelty investigation?

veterinary team, law enforcement/animal control, and attorneys

In reference to the link, animal abuse is often considered to be a ________ or _______ crime.

predictor; indicator

True or False: Even though veterinarians have the medical training, it is the legal system that determines if animal abuse has occurred, not the veterinarian.

true

You are photographing a dog during the live animal forensic examination. Which of the following series of photographs should be taken at the beginning of your examination?

Photo board, cranial view (includes animal’s face with and without a photo board), caudal, left side, right side, ventral, dorsal, tail up and tail down

True or False: A dog can be accurately given a body condition score based solely on clear, high-quality photographs.

false

You want to increase your shutter speed of your camera to 1 second. What equipment must you use in order to avoid having a blurring photograph?

tripod

True or False: If you take a bad photo (e.g. finger in the way, blurry, etc.), it is okay to delete it since the court does not want to waste time looking at such photos.

false

In documents indicating minimum standards for forensic live animal examinations, _________ indicate items that must and must not be done.

“shall” and “shall not”

What is the name of the principle that theorizes that “every contact leaves a trace”?

Locard’s exchange principle

True or False: A photo board needs to be in every photograph you take during a forensic examination.

false

True or False: The animal is considered to be a piece of evidence.

true

 __________________ permits a police officer to make a warrantless entry to a property when there are reasonable grounds to believe there are animals inside in need of immediate aid.

exigent circumstances

Which of the following is a main tenet of veterinary forensic examinations?

Observe --> Describe --> Interpret

List 4 types of animal abuse.

• simple or gross neglect

• intentional abuse and torture

• organized fighting

• animal sexual abuse

Evidence collected during the forensic autopsy should be sealed in an evidence bag with special tamper-proof tape marked with the collector’s ______ and the _______.

initials; date

The link is comprised what 4 types of abuse? (in any order)

• animal abuse

• elder abuse

• child abuse

• domestic violence

When photographing tire tracks, a scale must be on the ________ plane as the impression.

same

Organized animal fighting is also known as ______________.

blood sports

In order for law enforcement to enter into a property, they must have either _____ or ______.

consent; search warrant

List 2 possible places you might call to report animal abuse? 

• law enforcement

• animal control

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation tracks which of the following forms of animal abuse?

• animal sexual abuse

• intentional abuse and torture (physical abuse)

• organized fighting

• simple and gross neglect

The _______ amendment of the United States Constitution protects against unreasonable search or seizure. 

4th

The most important aspect of conducting investigations into alleged animal abuse or neglect is?

documentation

The most important words of any statute are: 

• or

• and

One advantage of mandatory reporting of animal abuse is that all veterinarians are held to the same standard.

true

Animal cruelty is an act of commission whereas animal neglect is an act of omission.

true

Neglect is the most common form of animal abuse seen.

true

Which of the following statements is false?

Abused animals are never presented to the veterinarian by their owners.

A urine sediment examination is an example of a supplemental diagnostic test that can be performed after completion of a forensic autopsy.

true

Which of the following is not an example of a cause of death?

hypovolemia

Before performing a forensic autopsy, the veterinarian should review the history of events for the case.

true

You should never use lay terms in an autopsy report.

false

You should only describe abnormal findings in your forensic autopsy report.

false

You perform an autopsy on a dog and decide the cause of death is starvation due to exogenous circumstances. Which of the following is not an example of starvation due to exogenous circumstances

Metastatic osteosarcoma (cancer)

It is possible to have more than one form of non-accidental injury identified in a single animal simultaneously.

true

The legal system, not the veterinarian, determines if animal abuse has occurred.

true

How many states in the US have a felony animal cruelty law?

50

The animal is a piece of evidence.

true

Which of the following methods is a way to document your live animal forensic examination and/or forensic autopsy findings?

• diagrams

• written description

• photographs

You need a photo board in all of your intake photographs of an animal victim.

false

Which of the following is an example of the application of veterinary forensics?

• Analyzing a DNA swab from the bite wounds on a deceased person

• Investigation of a cat thrown against a wall

• Analyzing animal hairs from a human victim’s shirt to see if they match that of the suspect’s dog

Which of the following is not a role of the veterinarian in an animal cruelty investigation?

Diagnose animal abuse

Before taking a photograph you need to be sure the colors in your photo are representative of what you actually see.  Which camera setting will you adjust to do this? 

White balance

A veterinary pathologist performed an autopsy on a deceased dog that had a displaced femur fracture that had evidence of early healing.  There was also soft tissue hemorrhage around the fracture and severe muscle tearing.  Because the dog is deceased and the pathologist never saw it while it was alive, the pathologist cannot provide an opinion about whether or not this dog could have experienced pain while alive from this condition.

false

Which of the following is a correct statement for this dog based on the photo?

It is emaciated, but cannot determine from the photo alone if starved.

What does the PAWS Act provide?  

Grants for entities that provide shelter and housing assistance to domestic violence survivors with pets

Children that witness animal cruelty are eight times more likely to become a perpetrator of violence themselves.   

true

Which of the following radiographic findings should raise the suspicion of non-accidental injury in the dog?

• Multiple fractures at different stages of healing

• Transverse fractures

In veterinary medicine, it is an acceptable to use the term manner of death.

false

Which of the following is/are an example of a mechanism of death?

• septicemia

• hypovalemia

You collect a few pieces of fur from the backseat of a vehicle and want to package it as evidence.  Which of the following is the first step in the packaging process?

put it in a druggist fold

Veterinarians in all 50 states in the US are required to report cases of suspect animal cruelty.

false

Which of the following is/are required to be on a photo board? 

• case #

• name of photographer

• time of examination

There are typically the same number of personnel to process an animal crime scene as there are to process a human crime scene.

false

Which of the following is not an example of a cause of death?

hypovolemia

It is important to clip an animal’s fur prior to performing a forensic autopsy if you suspect blunt force trauma.

true

You should only describe abnormal findings in your forensic autopsy report.

false

Which of the following diseases is/are commonly seen in cats from hoarding situations?

• upper respiratory disease

• dental disease

• dermatophytosis (ringworm)

• parasitism such as fleas, ticks, mites, and lice

The recidivism rate for animal hoarders is approximately

100%

__________ are a natural part of the animal’s skin and affect the appearance of a stab wound or incision.

tension lines

Which of the following infectious disease is most commonly diagnosed in fighting dogs?

Babesia gibsoni

Which of the following statements is false regarding Cajun style dogfighting?

Dogs of opposite sex can fight each other

When picking up a projectile, the collector should use what type of forceps? 

plastic

_______ wounds enter and exit an animal or organ of the animal whereas _______ wounds enter but do not exit. 

perforating; penetrating

A deceased dog with cyanosis, fluidity of the blood, and petechial hemorrhages definitely was strangled.

false

Obstruction of the airway above the epiglottis is known as ____________. 

smothering

Which gas competes with oxygen for binding by hemoglobin?

carbon monoxide

You examine a dog that was found deceased in a fire.  The nasal cavity, larynx, trachea and lungs have black soot within them. In all likelihood, was this animal alive or deceased when the fire was burning?

alive

In cases of ligature strangulation, the ligature is tightened by force and not by body weight 

true

A dog was burned and the regions of the body that sustained 2^nd degree burns are shaded red.  Approximately what percentage of the body was burned? 

28%

List 4 samples that should be collected from a live animal thought to be poisoned. 

• blood

• urine

• vomit

• feces

You examined a urine sediment from a dog that died from acute renal failure and observed the following crystals.  What type of crystals are these?

calcium oxalate monohydrate crystals

Which of the following is a barrier for investigating possible poisoning cases in animals?

• lack of witnesses

• financial constraints

• few pathognomonic lesions