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Autopsies DeathStages of Decomp
Lividity & Rigor
Algor & Entomology
100 100 100 100 100
200 200 200 200 200
300 300 300 300 300
400 400 400 400 400
500 500 500 500 500
FJ
Person who performs the autopsy
Who is the pathologist (coroner, medical examiner)?
Autopsies for 100
Purpose of the autopsy
What is to determine the cause of death?
Autopsies for 200
Things to look for during autopsy of suspect arson
victim
What are inflamed edges around wounds, soot in the lungs,
presence of carbon monoxide in bloodstream?
Autopsies for 300
Things to look for during autopsy of suspected
drowning victim
What are water in the lungs and stomach, swollen lungs, bleeding
in the lungs?
Autopsies for 400
Describe the process that occurs during an autopsy
What is an external examination, Y incision, removal of organs,
draining of stomach and intestines, removal of the brain?
Autopsies for 500
The 4 manners of death
What are homicide, suicide, natural and accidental?
Death for 100
An intoxicated woman runs over her husband 4
timesThe manner of death
What is Homicide?
Death for 200
Difference between cause and mechanism of death
What is that cause is what happens to the body and mechanism is
what happens in the body?
Death for 300
A woman takes a full bottle of Xanax intentionally. The Xanax slows her bodily
functions enough to stop her heart
Manner, cause and mechanism
What are suicide, drug overdose and heart failure?
Death for 400
Andrea Yates killed her four children by drowning in a
bathtub in their houseManner, cause and mechanism
What are homicide, drowning and asphyxiation?
Death for 500
The 5 stages of decomposition, in order
What are initial decay, putrefaction, black putrefaction, butyric
fermentation and dry decay?
Stages of Decomp for 100
Physical characteristics of the body you would expect to see during dry decay
What is the body would be composed mainly of hair and
bones?
Stages of decomp for 200
Estimate the time of death of a body that would have
a cheesy smell
What is 20-50 days?
Stages of Decomp for 300
A body found in an air-conditioned house or a body found outside in a field in 50°
weather
The body that decomposes faster
What is the body found in a field (access to insects)?
Stages of decomp for 400
DAILY DOUBLE
An avalanche occurs in Colorado. A skier was trapped in the snow. When the body is found, there is no visible
sign of decomposition
Length of time since the avalanche occurred
What is 0-6 days (cold slows down decomposition)?
Stages of Decomp for 500
Time when lividity begins
What is two hours?
Lividity and Rigor for 100
A body is found in bed and his back is purplish-red. When touched, the area
turns white
Estimated time of death
What is 2-8 hours?
Lividity and Rigor for 200
Rigor is present in the head, neck and torso
Estimated time of death
What is 4-8 hours?
Lividity and Rigor for 300
Rigor is not present in a body; the body has a
purplish-red color in the feet and lower part of the legs
Estimated time of death
What is more than 36 hours?
Lividity and Rigor for 400
A young female is found lying on her back with her feet hanging off the bed. Rigor is present in the arms, legs and
torso
Is lividity present? Where? Permanent?
What is lividity would be permanent and present in feet and back?
Lividity and Rigor for 500
Normal body temperature
What is 98.6° F?
Algor and Entomology for 100
Insects that are used in determining time of death
What are flies and beetles?
Algor and Forensic Entomology for 200
Describe the life cycle of a fly
What is egg instar 1 instar 2 instar 3 pupa adult fly ?
Algor and Forensic Entomology for 300
Current body temperature is 89.2° F
Time of death
What is 6.7 hours?
Algor and Entomology for 400
Current body temperature of 76.5° F
Time of death
What is 19.6 hours?
Algor and Entomology for 500
Current body temperature of 84.2° F
Time of death; stage of rigor; presence of lividity
What is 10.3 hours; rigor present in everything but the legs; lividity is
permanent?
FINAL JEOPARDY
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