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Forensic Odontology employs the use of several different descriptions to help clearly identify the type, depth, and severity of a bite mark on a victim. These types of descriptions may include:
Hemorrhage - Small Bleeding Spot
Abrasion - non damaging mark on the skin
Contusion - ruptured blood vessel, bruise
Laceration - punctured or torn skin
Incision - neat puncture of the skin
Avulsion - removal of skin
Artifact - bitten off piece of the body.
Using accurate terms to depict the severity of a victims injuries is import part of documentation. Failure to accurately show what level of injury was sustained can lead to a jury thinking that you are unqualified or that your professional opinion is just wrong. It could even lead to your entire testimony being stricken from the record if the court finds that you are not a qualified expert medical witness.
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the ACFEI, is offering a Certified Forensic Consultant course online. Below is the course abstract as posted by their website.
Course Description:
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Non-members, enrolling in this course will include 1 year membership with ACFEI. Click here to learn more about membership.
Members of American Psychotherapy Association may enroll into this course with one free year membership to ACFEI. Click here to download the membership application for ACFEI. This form must be completed following your enrollment of this course.
Must be an ACFEI member in good standing. Student members do not qualify for certification.
This certification course is available to any one with the desire to further educate themselves. The use of the certification credentials is only available to ACFEI members in good standing who meet the eligibility requirements for certification. Those individuals who do not meet the required prerequisites may still enroll and complete the course and exam. For these individuals, a grace period of 1 year will be extended in which he or she may provide ACFEI with the necessary documentation stating they meet the prerequisites to become certified. Upon verification of the submitted documentation, a certificate will be issued. Student members do not qualify for certification. |
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For those of you unfamiliar with or just looking for more information with regard to obtaining forensic evidence collection supplies you may want to check out Spex Forensics at www.spexforensics.com.
They offer a wide range of products from UV goggles, evidence collection kits, fingerprinting, evidence bags, light sources, magnifiers and much more. Â
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