Asphyxial Deaths – Overview MCQ Quiz | Forensic Pathology

Welcome to the quiz on Asphyxial Deaths, a critical topic in Forensic Pathology. This quiz is specifically designed for MBBS students to test and reinforce their understanding of the mechanisms, types, and post-mortem findings associated with asphyxia. You will face 25 multiple-choice questions covering key concepts from hanging and strangulation to drowning and suffocation. This comprehensive assessment will challenge your knowledge of classic signs, medico-legal aspects, and differential diagnoses. After submitting your answers, you’ll receive your score instantly, with correct and incorrect answers highlighted for review. For your future reference and study, you can download all the questions along with their correct answers in a convenient PDF format. Good luck!

1. Which of the following constitutes the classical triad of asphyxial death findings?

2. Tardieu’s spots are petechial hemorrhages most commonly seen in areas of:

3. A ligature mark in a typical case of suicidal hanging is characteristically:

4. Fracture of the hyoid bone is most characteristic of which type of asphyxial death?

5. ‘Café Coronary’ refers to a sudden collapse and death due to:

6. The presence of diatoms in the bone marrow of a deceased person found in water is a strong indicator of:

7. Burking, a historical method of homicidal asphyxia, is a combination of:

8. In which type of asphyxia are the external signs of violence often minimal or entirely absent?

9. A fine, white, lathery foam at the mouth and nostrils (‘froth’ or ‘spume’) is a classical external finding in:

10. What is the primary mechanism of death in judicial hanging (long drop)?

11. A horizontal, continuous ligature mark located at or below the level of the thyroid cartilage is highly suggestive of:

12. Gagging, where a cloth or object is forced into the mouth, is a form of:

13. Traumatic asphyxia (crush asphyxia) is classically characterized by:

14. Simon’s sign, which is hemorrhage in the anterior aspect of intervertebral discs, is most associated with:

15. What is the primary mechanism of death in suffocation by plastic bag?

16. ‘Cutis anserina’ or ‘goose flesh’ is a post-mortem finding sometimes associated with drowning. What causes it?

17. Which of the following is NOT a classical sign of asphyxia?

18. The term ‘throttling’ is a synonym for:

19. In positional asphyxia, death occurs primarily due to:

20. What is ‘garroting’?

21. In fresh water drowning, death is often accelerated by:

22. In contrast to fresh water drowning, salt water drowning is typically associated with:

23. The presence of ‘washerwoman’s hands and feet’ indicates:

24. Which of the following is considered a vital reaction, indicating that the person was alive when the ligature was applied?

25. What is the mechanism of death in ‘dry drowning’?

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