Bleaching Fluids Flashcards
What is the abnormal color in the human body?
Discoloration
A permanent discoloration
Stain
What are the reason a deceased would have extravascular blood discoloration?
Ecchymosis
Petechia
Hematoma
Postmortem Stain
What is the discoloration of thee body within the blood vascular system?
Intravascular Blood Discoloration
Is Hypostasis Antemortem or Postmortem?
Both
How can Hypostasis occur
Agonally
Antemortem
Postmortem
What is the AKA of Livor Mortis?
Cadaveric Lividity or Postmortem Lividity
Is Livor Mortis Postmortem or Antemortem?
Postmortem
How can Livor Mortis be cleared?
Arterial injection and drainage
What is Hemolysis?
Destruction of red blood cells; leads to postmortem stain
Is Postmortem Stain Postmortem or Antemortem?
Postmortem
What chemicals lighten or branches skin discoloration?
Bleach
How is Sodium Hypochlorite AKA Bleach produced?
Produced in a aqueous solution used as a bleaching agent
What is the proper dilution for bleach?
10% bleach and 90% water
What three things does bleach do?
Peroxides
Citric Acid
Phenols