Vocab
A a fatty or waxy substance produced during the decomposition of dead bodies exposed to moisture
What Is Adipocere
The Cooling Of The Body After Death
What Is Algor Mortis
The Breakdown Of Cells As They Self-Digest
What is Autolysis
A Medical Examination To Determine The Cause Of Death
What is Autopsy
Explain The Forensic Importance Of Examining Death, And The Role Of The Coroner, Medical Examiner, And Pathologists In Death Investigations
The Forensic Examination Of Death Is Crucial For Legal And Public Health Purposes, With Coroners, Medical Examiners, And Pathologists Playing Distinct Roles In Determining The Circumstance And Cause Of Death.
The Injury, Condition, Or Disease, Responsible For A Person's Death (Such as Heart Attack or Kidney Failure)
What Is Cause Of Death
An Elected Official, Either A Layman Or A Physician, Who Certifies Deaths And Can Order Additional Investigations Or Suspicious Deaths
What Is Coroner
The Breakdown of Once-Living Matter
What Is Decomposition
A Medical Doctor Specifically Trained to Perform Autopsies To Determine The Presence Or Absence Of Disease, Injury, Or Poisoning.
What Is Forensic Pathologists
Describe How The Examination Of Death In Early History Compares To Our Approach Today
Early Historical Examinations Of Death Were Often Unscientific And Based On Superstition, Whereas Modern Approaches Are Highly Scientific, Employing Advanced Technology And Specialized Expertise.
The Pooling of the Blood In Tissues After Death Due To Gravity That Results in a Red Skin Color
What Is Livor Mortis
One Of Five Ways In Which A Person's Death Is Classified (I.e., Natural, Accidental, Suicidal, homicidal, or, undetermined)
What Is Manner Of Death
The Specific Physiological, Physical, Or Chemical Event That Stops Life
What Is Mechanism Of Death
Medical Professionals Used To Provide Evidence On Medical And Legal Issues
What Is Medicolegal Death Investigators
Discuss Manner, Cause, And Mechanism Of Death, And How "Death" Itself Is Defined By Experts
Manner Of Death Describes The Circumstances, Cause Is The Specific Injury-Disease, And Mechanism Is The Physiological Derangement; Death Is Defined By The Irreversible Cessation Of Vital Functions
A Physician Who Performs Autopsies, Determines The Cause And Manner Of Death, and Overseas Death Investigations
What Is Medical Examiner
Red Spots In The White Of The Eyes That Form Due To Capillary Rupture In Blood Vessels Of The Eye
The Underlying Cause Of Death That Leads To The Certification Of The Death
What Is Proximate Cause Of Death
The Destruction Of Soft Tissue By Bacteria That Results In The Release Of Waste Gases And Fluids
What is Putrefaction
Explain The Predictable Sequence Of Changes That Occur During The Process Of Death, Including Algor, Rigor, And Livor Mortis
Algor Mortis (Coding), Rigor Mortis (Stiffening), And Livor Mortis(Blood Pooling) are Predictable Postmortem changes that help estimate time of Death.
The Stiffening Of The Skeletal Muscles After Death
What Is Rigor Mortis
Describe The Chemical and Physical changes that occur during stages of decomposition, and how they provide evidence in the examination of death.
Decomposition involves autolysis and putrefaction, leading to chemical and physical changes like bloating and liquefaction, which provide evidence for estimating time of death and other forensic details.