SOMATIC DEATH Flashcards
Refers to the death of the entire body
A. Algor Mortis
b. somatic
c. rigor
b. somatic
primary changes in somatic death examples
- nervous failure
- CNS
- cardiac failure
4.respiratory failure,
NCCR
cooling of the body
a. Algor Mortis
b. Post mortem Clotting
c. Livor Mortis
Algor Mortis
Can be used in establishing time of death which is faster in cold weather
a. Algor Mortis
b. Post mortem Clotting
c. Livor Mortis
a. Algor Mortis
Algor mortis is faster in
a. malnourished
b. obese
c. children
a. malnourished
- Delayed in infectious diseases followed by increase in temperature
a. Algor Mortis
b. Post mortem Clotting
c. Livor Mortis
a. Algor Mortis
stiffening of the body
a. Algor Mortis
b. Post mortem Clotting
c. Livor Mortis
d. rigor mortis
d. rigor mortis
rigor mortis starts at how many hours following death?
a. 2-3hrs
b. 12-36hrs
c. 6-8hr
d. 1-3hrs
a. 2-3hrs
rigor mortis completes at how many hours?
a. 2-3hrs
b. 12-36hrs
c. 6-8hr
d. 1-3hrs
c. 6-8hr
Stiffness remains for _______, persist
for 3-4 days
a. 2-3hrs
b. 12-36hrs
c. 6-8hr
d. 1-3hrs
b. 12-36hrs
Hasten stiffness
a. cold environment and in infants
b. hot environment with malnourished
c. warm environment and in infants
c. warm environment and in infants
- purplish discoloration of the skin
- Sinking of fluid blood into capillaries of the dependent body parts
- can determine if body position has changed at the scene of death
a. Algor Mortis
b. Post mortem Clotting
c. Livor Mortis (post- morterm hemolysis)
d. rigor mortis
c. Livor Mortis
Occurs slowly or immediately after death; settling and separation of RBCs
from the fluid phase
a. Algor Mortis
b. Post mortem Clotting
c. Livor Mortis (post- morterm hemolysis)
d. rigor mortis
b. Post mortem Clotting
Importance: can determine if body position has changed at the scene of death
a. Algor Mortis
b. Post mortem Clotting
c. Livor Mortis (post- morterm hemolysis)
d. rigor mortis
c. Livor Mortis (post- morterm hemolysis)
Self destruction due to the release of hydrolytic enzymes
a. Algor Mortis
b. Post mortem Clotting
c. autolysis
c. autolysis