Poisoner's Handbook (Forensic Toxicology)

How did the Jacksons get cyanide poisoning? (Where was the poison found?)

• Inhaled (in the lungs)

• Ingested through the food they ate (in the stomach)

• injected (into the blood stream)

• absorbed (through the skin)

What common medicine is bismuth found in? What poison was it confused with in the 1st Franny Craighton case?

• Alka Seltzer/ mercury

• Aspirin/ thallium

• Pepto Bismol/ Arsenic

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What were people distilling in their homes during prohibition that created formaldehyde when metabolized?

• Corn

• sawdust/wood

• sugar cane

What color does blood turn with carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning?

• Bright cherry red

• Blue

• Green

• Yellow

Who poisoned denatured alcohol during prohibition?

• The Drys

• Federal Government

• Dr. Norris

• Gettler

What did they try to kill Mike the Durable? Check ALL that apply!! ;)

• Carbon monoxide poisoning

• Gave him poison liquor

• Ran him over with a car

• Poison/rotten food with glass and metal shavings

• Freezing him

What is a symptom that shows thallium poisoning? (Hint: the Gross family children lost this and were ______ as an egg)

• red skin

• blue lips

• Hair loss, balding

• tummy ache

In the early 1900s, forensics and science was not believed, today do we believe forensic evidence to be true?

• yes

• no

Where was radium found in the bodies of the dial painters? (What did the body mistake it for)?

• in the bones (calcium)

• in the liver (iron)

• in the kidneys (potassium)

• in the brain (sodium)

_______________ is the study of drugs and poisons, and their interactions with or effects on the body

• Serology
• Toxicology
• Controlled Substances
• Drugology