Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help!
  Advanced
Register  |  Log in  
   Ask    
 Answer  
  Help  

Ask QuestionsprogressAnswer QuestionsprogressBuild ReputationprogressBecome an Expert
 
Free Answers in 3 Easy Steps

Register Now		 3 Steps

At Ask Me Help Desk you can ask questions in any topic and have them answered for free by our experts. To ask questions or participate in answering them you must register for a free account. By registering you will be able to:
  • Get free answers from experts in any of our 300+ topics.
  • Accept money for answers that you provide.
  • Communicate privately with other members (PM).
  • See fewer ads.

Home > Science > Forensic Science   »   death by suffocation ?

Answer this Question Ask about Forensic Science
 
Question Tools Search this Question Display Modes
Question
 
 
#1  
Old Jan 19, 2008, 08:51 AM
gar54
New Member
gar54 is offline 		 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 2
gar54 See this member's comment history on his/her Profile page.
death by suffocation ?
Is it possible for a person to suffocate without visible signs on the body, e.g if you drank

alcohol and fell asleep face down into pillows.

Reply With Quote
 
     

Answers
 
 
Old Jan 19, 2008, 09:11 AM   #2  
PolluxCastor
Junior Member
PolluxCastor is offline
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 116
PolluxCastor See this member's comment history on his/her Profile page.
If you are locked in a sealed room (the classic "locked in a bank vault"), there would not be any marks on the body.

Comments on this post
gar54 agrees: good answer
  Reply With Quote
 
     
 
 
Old Jan 19, 2008, 09:31 AM   #3  
Fr_Chuck
Christianity Expert
Fr_Chuck is offline
 
Fr_Chuck's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Atlanta GA
Posts: 23,654
Fr_Chuck has disabled reputation
There should always be some signs, ie impressions of the pillow on the face, signs of which way they were laying when they died, if the body was moved and so on. Also perhaps fibers in the mouth or throat or even lungs.

Comments on this post
gar54 agrees: good answer, his face was fully emursed into meny pillows face down eyes open and mouth, hands grasping ?
  Reply With Quote
 
     
 
 
Old Jan 19, 2008, 09:43 AM   #4  
gar54
New Member
gar54 is offline
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 2
gar54 See this member's comment history on his/her Profile page.
Quote:
Originally Posted by gar54
Is it possible for a person to suffocate without visible signs on the body, e.g if you drank

alcohol and fell asleep face down into pillows.
I've been told that Petechiae should be present if suffocation took place even if it was accidental death is this true.
  Reply With Quote
 
     
Answer this Question Ask about Forensic Science

« Previous Question | Next Question »

Question Tools Search this Question
Search this Question:

Advanced Search
Display Modes
Linear Mode Linear Mode

 
Similar Sponsors

Similar Questions
Question Asker Topic Answers Last Post
death and credit card death. pupaes Credit 3 May 27, 2007 12:43 PM
death and credit card death. pupaes Credit 1 May 27, 2007 09:04 AM
death with no will cadgl Other Law 3 Feb 10, 2007 03:39 PM
What happens after death. march357 Other Law 2 Jan 29, 2007 06:48 PM
death yoursonlymine Psychics 3 Jan 11, 2007 01:46 AM




Copyright ©2003 - 2007, Ask Me Help Desk.
All times are GMT -8. The time now is 03:07 PM.

Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.0.0 RC6 © 2006, Crawlability, Inc.