Review SheetQuiz 12/15/16

Mr. Brogan

Rigor Mortis Livor Mortis Algor Mortis

Body becomes stif Bruising due to Body losing
blood pooling temperature after
the person died

Takes 12 hours for it If the body was Normal body

to set in. found on its back temperature is 37
and the pooling was degrees Celsius
on the victims front,
then the body was
MOVED
Takes 36 hours for
the body to become
normal again (not
stif)

Chart reminders:
Remember to start at hour 0
Subtract normal body temperature by the
number of degrees the body temp dropped
until you reach the temperature the body was
found at.
Determine the time of death from the hour the
temperature was taken not when the body was
found.
Switch AM and PM when you cross 12 oclock
Remember to put the date AND time of death
 ***example on back***

Body was found at 8 am on Sunday morning. The

temperature was taken at 8:30 am. The
temperature of the boy was 28 degrees. The body
lost 1 degree per hour. How many hours
approximately has the victim been dead for. Also,
what is the date and time of death?

Hour Temperature Time

0 37 11:30 PM
1 36 12:30 AM
2 35 1:30 AM
3 34 2:30 AM
4 33 3:30 AM
5 32 4:30 AM
6 31 5:30 AM
7 30 6:30 AM
8 29 7:30 AM
9 28 8:30 AM
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