Last night on CSI, Chrstine was raped. There was a scene of her scrapping under her finger nails, and then she inserted a tampon. It looked like she removed the tampon right after insertion and put it in a bag for evidence. Is this a way of collecting DNA evidence after a woman is raped?
2006-09-22 04:38:06 · 18 answers · asked by Cybil 2 in Health ➔ Women's Health
They usually use a cotton swab, but if it was on CSI must be true as they have people who work on the field as tech advisors!
I still think a tampon wouldn't be very logical, though. First the woman is hurt and bruised... Can you imagine it going in? It hurt like hell... Try applying one when you're not on your period... It goes in drying and is very unconfortable. Then I am not sure if the fibers are the proper material to actually collect evidence without harming it. I am not in the US right now so I missed the episode...
Btw, who is Christine?
2006-09-22 04:54:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may be mistaking something from a "rape kit" for a Tampon. Then need to take (nurses) swabs and semen from the inside of the vagina to compare it to whoever is "caught" or "pointed out as the rapist." This way no innocent person is sent to prison. A Dr. or Nurse almost ALWAYS will do this for sensitivity reasons.
2006-09-22 04:43:50 · answer #2 · answered by AdamKadmon 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-12 12:59:47 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not the conventional method (because tampons are so thick that they can hurt if you take them out straight after putting them in) but it would certainly work as well as a normal swab because that's all it is, tightly packed cotton wool.
2006-09-22 04:42:53 · answer #4 · answered by chicabuena 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No usually they use a speculum which opens the vagina then do a scraping like they do in a PAP smear test. I'm not sure why they used a tampon like thing they try not hurt you any further or traumatize the woman further.
2006-09-22 04:42:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
although it looks like a tampon its not, it is a special fiber that does not allow it to shed...tampons are cotton and can shed small pieces contaminating an area. i can't remember what the collector she is using is called though, there is a specific name and its part of a rape kit. maybe the show has a link to things they use...check out their website.
2006-09-22 04:40:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It could I guess, a swab is a close relative, in theory, to a tampon...But usually they use a swab.
2006-09-22 04:42:22 · answer #7 · answered by fairly smart 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
usually the doctors will use a swab for a specimin check. I looked like she didn't want to go to the doctors.
2006-09-22 04:40:08 · answer #8 · answered by parental unit 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it could hold DNA on it, just as it holds blood. but REAL life police dont use tampons, they just do a rape kit.
2006-09-22 04:39:49 · answer #9 · answered by SEXiiNESS_2 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
not not normally, but if she was looking after herself prior to her getting to a hospital it is a method that can be used. Its a cotton swab basically....
2006-09-22 04:39:40 · answer #10 · answered by Tyana 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋