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o Agonal algor
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• A drop in body temp
• Will slow down decomposition Ante Mortem Temperature Change |
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o Agonal fever
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• A rise in body temp
• Those with Febrile Diseases are subject to this. • Increase decomposition Ante Mortem Temperature Change |
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o Agonal Dehydration
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• Predeath drying
• Will slow down decomposition Ante Mortem Moisture Change |
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o Agonal Edema
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• 10% or greater abnormal accumulation of fluids in a body part a body organ or a body cavity
• accelerates the rate of decomposition Ante Mortem Moisture Change |
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o Agonal hypostasis
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• The process of blood settling to the dependent parts of the body
Ante Mortem Blood/Circulation Change |
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o Agonal Capillary Expansion
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• Capillary is expanded
Ante Mortem Blood/Circulation Change |
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o Agonal Capillary Permeability
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• Capillary wall has been compromised
Ante Mortem Blood/Circulation Change |
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o Agonal Coagulation
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• Thickening or clotting of the blood
Ante Mortem Blood/Circulation Change |
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Heat
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will increase the thickness of the blood
-increase viscosity |
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Cold
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will help keep blood liquid
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I. Water
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has a viscosity of 1
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o Algor Mortis
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• The cooling of the body after death
Post Mortem Physical Change |
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o Dehydration
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• The loss of moisture from the body to the environment
• Surface evaporation – movement of air over a body Post Mortem Physical Change |
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o Hypostasis
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• The postmortem settling of blood to the dependent parts of the body, the process by which blood gravitates to the dependent parts of the body
Post Mortem Physical Change |
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o Livor Mortis
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• Aka – Cadaveric Lividity
• The intravascular color change that comes from hypostasis Post Mortem Physical Change |
