Summary Topic 6 Estimating Time of Death

Estimating time of death


AlgorMort's temperatur
bya time
using drop care
in
e




of death




:
S.I units
temperature gradient

Temp
2 ! I
ambient temperature /external)

Time (hours) 8-12 hours (approx
Temperature is lost
by radiation or conduction in

water
air is
poor conductor of heath

Initial straight line
>
- residual heat from anaerobic

+

no
circulatory system to radiate core
body temperature

Changebetween
temperature
in

internal
due to
differences
and external temperature

Measure via

abdominal stab
temperature
-




-

rectal temperature
Cannot be used
if
-high external temperature e hot climates


people who have died of fever
its
-




If very
soon or
very long after
death
,