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29 March 2006Paper I (3 hours)

1 Write short notes on

a) The post mortem diagnosis of death due to anaphylaxis. (5)b) The radiological findings in fatal child abuse. (5)

c) Hepatic trauma from blunt force assault. (5)[15]

2 In an international conflict-associated mass disaster incident, two largepassenger-laden airliners were deliberately crashed into a pair of adjacentmulti-storey skyscraper tower buildings, setting them ablaze and causing theircollapse into total disintegration. More than 200 people within and around thebuildings perished.

Discuss and explain briefly the various possible mechanisms and causes ofinjury and death amongst victims in such a situation.

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3 Write short notes on the post mortem changes occurring in a body that hasbeen mechanically refrigerated for a two week period, with specific reference torigor mortis, livor mortis, algor mortis and other possible additional features.

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4 Differentiate between the findings of the medico-legal investigation of the deathof a front seat passenger involved in a motor vehicle accident and that of adriver involved in a motor vehicle accident.

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5 Discuss your approach to the autopsy in sudden unexpected deaths in youngadults, as well as the possible causes of death.

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30 March 2006Paper II (3 hours)

1 Discuss your approach and further investigations upon finding a basalsubarachnoid haemorrhage of the brain, during the autopsy of a 31-year-oldfemale, who suddenly collapsed and died after an altercation with her husband,during which she was assaulted.

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2 Discuss the medico-legal implications resulting from the absorption, metabolismand excretion of ethanol, including the Widmark formula and the applicationthereof.

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3 Discuss your approach to the post mortem examination of 60-year-old man,

found dead in a burnt out building in a city. [15]

4 a) Discuss your approach to the post-mortem investigation of an adultfemale rape homicide victim.

(15)b) Discuss how the proposed Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Amendment

Bill (B50 of 2003) differs from the present Laws and Acts under whichsexual offences are currently prosecuted.(10)

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5 Write short notes on 4 (four) of the following

a) Commotio cordis. (5)b) Acute neurogenic cardiac arrest. (5)c) The pathological findings in chronic cocaine abuse. (5)d) The so-called classical signs of asphyxia. (5)e) Cyanide poisoning. (5)

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