Post Mortem Changes

If a body cools faster, how do you adjust Post Mortem Interval?

• Increase the time since death.

• Decrease the time since death

• Make no adjustment

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS3-4

What affect does a higher temperature have on Lividity?

• It occurs more slowly than normal.

• It occurs more quickly than normal.

• There is no change in time for lividity to appear.

In a person with a body temperature of 92.5°F, what kind of lividity would you find on the body?

• None

• Non-fixed

• Fixed

• In Peak

At a crime scene, a person’s eyes are closed, but upon examination you find the following pattern shown. Based on this, what is PMI?

• 30 minutes

• Over 2 hours

• Between 12 and 18 hours

• 24 hours or more

How does Rigor Mortis move through a body?

• Head to Feet

• Feet to Head

• From Torso toward extremities (arms and legs)

• From extremities (arms and legs) toward Torso

How long does it take Livor Mortis to begin on a body?

• approximately 1 hours Post Mortem

• approximately 2 hours Post Mortem.

• approximately 8 hours Post Mortem.

• Approximately 12 hours Post Mortem.

If you find a body with rigor in the legs only, approximately how long has this person been dead

• 3 hours

• 12 hours

• 18 hours

• 36 hours

A victim is found lying face down in her kitchen. The body temperature at time of discovery is 28.9°C. There was no presence of Livor Mortis anywhere on the body. What would estimate the PMI to be in this case?

• Less than 2 hours

• Between 8 and 12 hours

• 18-24 hours

• More than 24 hours

Mrs. Jackiw’s body was found in the dugout near the softball field after she told some students she was not exempting anyone from finals this year. . Her body was found in peak rigor with a liver temperature of 27°C. She had fixed lividity across the front of the body. Approximately how long ago did she die? Please justify your answer with evidence from the case.

• Less than 2

• 6-8 hours

• 12-15 hours

• 18-24 hours

A corpse was found at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, July 9, outside on the football field. The air temperature was already 26.7°C. The body exhibited some stiffness in the face and eyelids and had a body temperature of 36.4°C. Livor mortis was not evident on the body and the eyes appear to have no cloudiness. What would you estimate the PMI to be in this case?

• Less than 2 hours

• Between 2-8 hours

• 8-12 hours

• 12-18 hours