Notes+jan+25+RAL

Death- not living, no pulse, no vitals, body not functioning, no reactions/reflexes, cessation of brain activity, "saved by the bell",

Forensic Pathologist- medical examiner or coroner -cause of death -time of death -tox screen -injuries/wounds -identify the victim

__Categories of Death__ Accidental Homicide Suicide Undetermined Natural

__Determine time of death__ Body temperature/ liver temp. Settling of blood/discoloration K+ levels in ocular fluid Entomology- study of insects Digestion

Rigor Mortis- muscle relax then stiffenm starts within 24 hours finished in 36

Livor Mortis- blood settling in body, starts immediately lasts 12 hours, has the body been moved?

Algor Mortis- Body cooling, 1.0 degree to 1.5 degree per hour