Thanatology Flashcards
Timing of
Algor
Rigor
Livor mortis
Decomposition
15 min
30 min
60 min
After 18 hrs
Eye changes after death with time
Kervikian sign — Minutes
Tache noir —3-6hrs
Corneal opacification—6hrs
Marbling
Start
Prominent
Start—24hrs
Prominent—36-72 hrs
PM caloricity seen in
Heat stroke
Pontine hemorrhage
Sepsis
Tetanus
Strychnine
Cholera
NOT BURNS
Rigor mortis 1st seen in
Heart
Rigor mortis 1seen in external organ
Eyelid
Nysten rule
Rigor mortis proximal to distal
Craniocaudal
Delayed rigor mortis in
Asphyxia
Hemorrhage
Pneumonia
Rigor mortis not seen in
Fetus < 7 months
PM lividity colour
Cherry red
Brick red
Chocolate
Black
Bronze
Bluish green
CO
Cyanide
Nitrite
Opium
Clostridium welchi
H2S
Immediate PM changes
Loss of voluntary movements
Loss of respiration
Loss of circulation
Early PM changes
Eye changes
Algor mortis
Livor mortis
Rigor mortis
Stages of putrefaction
- Colour change
- Gas production
- Liquefaction of tissue - 5-10 days after death
Fat saponification
Adipocere
Humid/Clostridium welchi
3d to 3m
Mummification
3-12 months
Dry Hot climate
No odour
Putrefaction delay
Strychnine
Metallic poison
Carbolic acid
1st external site of putrefaction
RIF
1st site of puterfaction
Aorta
Putrefaction order
Earliest— Larynx trachea
Early——SISLBH
Late——Prostate Non gravid uterus
Last——Bone Teeth
Caspers dictum
A:W:E
1:2:8
Declarations
Tokyo
Istanbul
Hamburg
Honkong
Venice
Oslo
Helsinki and Nuremberg code
Ottawa
Sydney
Geneva
Malta
T— Torture
I—Torture
H—Torture
H—Elderly abuse
V—Terminal illness
O—Abortion
H—Human experimentation
O—Child care
S—Brain death
G—Hippocratic oath
M—Role of doctor in hunder strike
Level of diaphragm in Live born
6th rib
