ARE YOU PREPARED FOR MURDER?

This, of course, forces mystery writers to stay on their toes. They not only have to provide the gory details, they have to get them right.

Check your knowledge in the field of murder by answering True or False to the statements below.

1.  "Blunt Head Trauma" is the result of a severe blow to the head.

2.  Alcohol works as an antifreeze in the human bloodstream. It's the best way to save a person who has been pushed into a frozen lake.

3.  A hospital's Code Blue team consists of ICU and ER nurses only. 

4.  Cyanide can be absorbed through the skin, inhaled through the air or ingested in a drink, killing within a matter of minutes.

5.  A heart attack and angina are not the same things.

6.  Preventing a Type 1 diabetic from getting insulin could lead to death. 

7.  Fingerprints can be lifted from human flesh as long it's done before the body is washed.

8.  Asphyxia by pillow suffocation leaves absolutely no evidence.

9.  If a victim is shot several feet away, the entrance wound would be smaller than the bullet. If the victim is shot at close range, the wound would be larger than the bullet.

10.  When crime scene technicians must work near a decomposing body, they first freeze the body to kill the smell.

1.  True.

2.  False. Alcohol actually increases heat loss.

3.  False. A hospital's Code Blue team typically consists of ICU and ER nurses, ER physician, a respiratory technician and other ancillary personnel.

4.  True. 

5.  True. 

6.  True.

7.  False. Fingerprints can be lifted from human flesh as long it's done within an hour or two of the murder. 

8.  False. All asphyxiated victims will have small bright red spots inside the pink membranes surrounding the eyes.

9.  True.

10.  False. When crime scene technicians must work near a decomposing body, they rub VapoRub on their upper lip to mask the smell.