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EXPERIMENT-6-BLOOD-SPATTER

The document outlines an experiment on blood spatter analysis, aimed at teaching students how to reconstruct crime scenes by analyzing bloodstain patterns. It details the objectives, materials needed, and step-by-step procedures for creating artificial blood and conducting various bloodstain tests. Additionally, it includes sections for data analysis and guide questions to evaluate the experiment's findings.

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EXPERIMENT-6-BLOOD-SPATTER

The document outlines an experiment on blood spatter analysis, aimed at teaching students how to reconstruct crime scenes by analyzing bloodstain patterns. It details the objectives, materials needed, and step-by-step procedures for creating artificial blood and conducting various bloodstain tests. Additionally, it includes sections for data analysis and guide questions to evaluate the experiment's findings.

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Name:______________________________ Date Submitted:_______________

Yr and Sec: __________________________ Date Performed:_______________

Group No. ____________________________ Score:________________________

Experiment # 5
Blood Spatter Analysis

Introduction:
Crime scenes that involve bloodshed often contain a wealth of information in the form of
bloodstains. The pattern, size, shape, and the location of such stains may be very useful in the
reconstruction of the events that occurred
The experiment will let the students learn how to reconstruct the crime scene by merely analyzing
the bloodstain pattern. Different categories of bloodstain pattern will be figured out and calculation of
the angle of impact will be determined

I. Objectives
a.

b.

c.

II. Materials
Hammer Artificial blood
Knife/ Cutter Sponge
Manila paper Syringe
Newspaper Medicine Dropper

III. Procedure
A. Making the Artificial Blood
Make your own blood using cornstarch and dye. Mix approx. 40 g of cornstarch with 80 mL of
water. Add 160 mL of corn syrup or glycerol and mix. Add 2-3 teaspoons of red dye or until the color of
the mixture is that of blood. Don’t get it on your clothes.
B. Types of Bloodstain Pattern
A. Passive bloodstain
1. Drop – By using a medicine dropper, drop 3 drops of blood in three different places, 25 cm
2. away from the paper. Repeat the same procedure on different heights (50cm, 75 cm and
100cm). Repeat the procedure using the knife.

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2. Drip – Drop 8 drops of blood on the paper on the same spot, 25 cm away from the paper.
Repeat the same procedure on different heights (50cm, 75 cm and 100cm). Repeat the
procedure using the knife
3. Pool – Using 1 mL of blood, place the blood 25 cm away from the paper and note the pattern.
Repeat the same procedure on different heights (50cm, 75 cm and 100cm)
B. Transfer Bloodstain
1. Contact Bleeding – From a bloodied object, transfer the blood unto the unstained paper
producing a replica of the mark
2. Swipe – From a bloodied object, transfer the blood to the paper. Swipe the mark, using your
hands several times to erase the original mark of the object.
C. Projected Bloodstain
1. Arterial Spurt- Using a syringe, draw 5mL of blood and push the plunger across a vertical
paper producing a vertical stain characteristic of an arterial spurt.
2. Splash onto floor- Start off walking at slow walking rate along the paper from one to end to
another. Repeat the procedure using a normal walking rate and a fast walking rate. Repeat the
procedure using the knife
D. Impact Spatter
1. Stamping- Place 10 mL of blood on paper the using a shoe heel, stamp on the pool of blood.
1. Horizontal surface - Pour two tablespoons of blood onto a damp sponge. The sponge
should not be dripping wet but rather just moist. Strike the sponge with a hammer.
Repeat the same procedure using a knife.
2. Vertical surface –
a. Tape large sheets of paper on a wall. Make sure the paper reaches the floor and
goes pretty high up.
b. Lay newspaper on the floor underneath the papered wall.
c. Pour two tablespoons of blood onto a damp sponge. The sponge should not be
dripping wet but rather just moist.
d. Lay the sponge on the floor about 2 feet from the wall.
e. Strike the sponge with the hammer.
f. Repeat the procedure from a-d, strike the sponge in swishing manner.
Data and Analysis
1. Drop
Height Picture or Image Description

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2. Drip
Height Picture or Image Description

3. Pool
Height Picture or Image Description

B. Transfer Bloodstain
Type Picture or Image Description
Contact Bleeding
Swipe

C. Projected Spatter
Type Picture or Image Description
Arterial Spurt
Splash

D. Impact Spatter
Type Picture or Image Description
Stamping
Vertical
Surfaces
Horizontal
Surfaces

Guide Questions
1. Which tool made a low-velocity spatter? Medium-velocity? High velocity?

2. Are the computations and measurements same or precise with each other?

3. What were the factors that affected your exact measurements of blood spatters?

4. What could be some reasons for some errors in measurement?

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