Week 3 Quiz

In most diving fatalities, the victim's scuba cylinder
a. is out of air
b. still has air
c. has malfunctioned
d. is out of hydro
Answer b

When a person dies, viruses inhabiting their body also perish after
a. 1-2 hrs
b. 2-12 hrs
c. 12-24 hrs
d. 24-36 hrs
e. 36-48 hrs
Answer e

Decomposition begins with bacteria living
a. outside the body
b. inside the body
c. in the body bag
d. in the grave
Answer b

In most cases, rigor stops and the body can be flexed after
a. 12-24 hrs
b. 24-36 hrs
c. 36-48 hrs
d. 1 week
Answer b

The skin of a victim that has been submerged for an extended period of time
a. becomes mummified
b. is revitalized and youthful in appearance
c. is hardend to the body
d. is easily removed
Answer d

Knowledge of procedures for the collection and preservation of physical evidence is important to members of the underwater SAR team in as much as
a. it may be of critical importance in criminal matters
b. it may be of critical importance in civil matters
c. both of the above
d. none of the above
Answer c

A metallic object of evidentiary value should be placed into a container filled with
a. an alcohol solution
b. the same liquid from which it was recovered
c. a similiar liquid from which it was recovered
d. a rust inhibitor
e. "a" or "d" only
Answer b

A mesh "goodie bag" can be utilized for the underwater recovery of
a. the shoe of a drowning victim
b. a handgun used in a homicide
c. the flight recorder from a submerged airplane
d. "a" and "c" only
e. none of the above
Answer d

After locating a victim underwater, it is important to note which of the following pieces of information relative to the Mini-Mother
a. Distance
b. Direction
c. Depth
d. All of the above
e. "a" and "c" only
Answer d

T/F Upon locating the body of a drowning victim in Lake Piru and within fifty feet of shore, the body should be bagged in the water then swum into shore for viewing by the family.
a. True
b. False
Answer b