Drugs
Substance that causing a physiological effect
Drug
Event leading to a death
Cause of death
Body stiffening
Rigor mortis
Fire triangle component
Fuel, Oxygen, or Heat
Mrs. Flajole teaches these science courses at the school.
Forensic Science, Biology, and Astronomy?
First stage drug test
Screening test
Physiological process causing death
Mechanism of death
Rigor begins roughly
2–3 hours
Oxidation releasing energy
Combustion
This is the state where Mrs. Flajole earned her first teaching degree.
Washington
Test that confirms identity
Confirmatory test
Intent classification
Manner of death
Livor becomes fixed
8–12 hours
Temperature vapor ignites
Flash point
What real-world career field studies evidence from crimes using scientific methods
Western Governors University
Determines amount of substance
Quantitative test
Cooling of body after death
Algor mortis
Potassium levels after death do this
Increase
Temperature sustained combustion begins
Ignition temperature
What was Mrs. Flajole Getting a degree in before She had Cancer?
Secondary Biology and Pre-med
Scientist who analyzes drugs in body fluids
Toxicologist
Blood pooling after death
Livor mortis
Insects used to estimate PMI
Forensic entomology
Sudden room-wide ignition
Flashover
This serious medical condition helped spark Mrs. Flajole’s deeper interest in biology.
What is cancer / serious illness that required extensive medical treatment?