ASM 275- FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY STUDY GUIDE,
Apparent 1-2 hours Well-developed 3-4 hours Fixed due to coagulation8-12 hours Help establish position of decedent after death White areas on the skin, where pressure was applied during the course of livor development Obviously, if someone has loss all blood they will not display much livor Algor Mortis Body temp. drops following death Rectal temp drops 2 degrees Celsius for the first hour and 1 degree thereafter until ambient room temp. is reached Naturally, in very cold or very hot environments, this is either slowed or accelerated As decomposition process proceeds internal temp. may actually rise Mortises are only useful for bodies within 24 hours of death
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