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Autopsy is most crucial in providing different types of evidence.

Victims get transported to the morgue. - Refrigerated holding area Tagged with a name or number - Quick I.D. Can stay in drawers for up to four days without decomposing.

An autopsy is a postmortem examination of a corpse to determine manner and cause of death for an official report.

About 25% of dead bodies have autopsies. Homicides, cases of sudden infant death syndrome, overdoses, industrial accidents... If funds are available, unidentified bodies get autopsied.

Part of the death investigation process.

CSIs attend autopsies usually. - Can answer questions. - Take evidence.

Type of autopsies: Partial - Only part of the body is examined for cause of death. Selective - May involve only one specific organ. Complete - Full body autopsy

Use a detergent based solution to strip the bones.

Family members are alerted, but not asked for permission. (Religious reasons...)

Find all physical characteristics, state cause of death and sign form.

Steel autopsy table. - Draining away liquids. - Smaller dissection table for cutting up and examining organs, like the heart and liver.

Body first gets photographed. -Clothed and unclothed. - Dirty and clean. - Trussed and Untrussed. X-rayed Weighed Fingerprinted Measured Identified marks are recorded. Old/New injuries reported. - Scars and tattoos as well. Trace evidence - Hair and fibers collected off body and from under fingernails. - Nails are clipped. Clothing, wrapping sheet, and trace evidence is sent for analysis. Air-dry wet blood. Y- incision. - Shoulder to shoulder. - Meet at sternum - Down to abdomen and groin. Saw/Tree branch cutter is used to cut through the ribs and collarbone.