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It can be assumed that a victim has died on land if:

Noncriminal homicide includes:

Examples of involuntary manslaughter may include handling a firearm negligently, leaving poison where children may ingest it, and operating an automobile, boat, or aircraft in a criminally negligent manner.

Insects can offer valuable clues as to the time a body was abandoned or buried.

The first priority in a preliminary homicide investigation is to:

Healed injuries that not visible to the naked eye may be revealed through the use of:

It is common procedure to exhume a body for medical examination.

Over time, the three-stage cycle of abuse (or violence) typically:

If death is caused by carbon monoxide poisoning, lividity will appear:

The nurse has developed a plan of care to educate the parents of a newborn diagnosed with Down Syndrome. The parents are visiting the nurse at a pediatric clinic specializing in Down Syndrome children for the first time.  During the teaching, which of the following should the nurse focus on?