DEATH

Question 1

Molecular or cell death in hours

Answer 1

3-6 hrs

Question 2

Ligature placed around base of finger with moderate tightness

Dead?

Living?

Answer 2

Magnus test

No change in color

Bloodless zone

Question 3

Injection of dye flourescin SQ

Alive?

Answer 3

Icards test

Spread, greenish yellow disco

Question 4

Fingers spread wide, webs viewed in light

Alive?

Dead?

Answer 4

Diaphanous test

Red

Yell

Question 5

Image movement by reflecting artificial light on water or mercury placed on chest/abd

Answer 5

Winslow test

Question 6

Rise of temp after death due to rapid putrefaction

Answer 6

Postmortem caloricity

Question 7

Postmortem caloricity occurs after? Hrs

Answer 7

2 hrs

Question 8

General rule: body attains temp of surrounding air in trooical countries

Answer 8

12-15H

Question 9

Primary flaccidity

Onset
duration

Answer 9

Immediate

3-6h

Question 10

Rigor mortis

Onset
Duration

Answer 10

3-6h
Temperate 2-3 d
Tropics 24-48h

Question 11

Utilized to estimate duration of death

Answer 11

Rigor mortis

Question 12

Cooling of the body

Answer 12

Algor mortis

Question 13

Blood remains fluid in BV

Answer 13

68hrs

Question 14

Prominence of superficial veins with reddish discoloration on both flanks of abdomen, root, neck, shoulder

Answer 14

Marbolization

Question 15

Maggots present? Death in hrs

Answer 15

> 24h

Question 16

Time it takes to evac contents of meal in stomach

Answer 16

3-4h

Question 17

Blood clots in bv in hrs

Answer 17

6-8h