Forensic pathology
Author:
Mikael Häggström [note 1]
Estimation of time of death
An estimation of the time of death is made by postmortem changes of the body. A very approximate rule of thumb for estimating the postmortem interval is as follows:[1]
- Warm and flaccid: less than 3 hours
- Warm and stiff: 3 to 8 hours
- Cold and stiff: 8 to 36 hours
- Cold and flaccid: More than 36 hours.
Timeline of postmortem changes.[image 1]
Notes
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References
- ↑ Senior, T (2018). Forensic ecogenomics : the application of microbial ecology analyses in forensic contexts . London, United Kingdom San Diego, CA: Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-809360-3. OCLC 1023028365.
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- ↑ Image(s) by: Mikael Häggström, M.D. Public Domain
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