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CHANGES AFTER DEATH – LATE SIGNS

CHANGES AFTER DEATH – LATE SIGNS. Željka Burčul Mentor: A. Žmegač Horvat. Late changes. start 24 hours postmortem putrefaction mummification adipocere. PUTREFACTION. the most common process

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CHANGES AFTER DEATH – LATE SIGNS

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  1. CHANGES AFTER DEATH – LATE SIGNS Željka Burčul Mentor: A. Žmegač Horvat

  2. Late changes • start 24 hours postmortem • putrefaction • mummification • adipocere

  3. PUTREFACTION • the most common process • 25 - 30ºC and medium humidity • Caspar rule • 1-2 days postmortem → pseudomelanosis, marbling, blisters, distension of the body • exeptions: uterus, prostate, tendons, ligaments • result: skeletalization

  4. Pseudomelanosis

  5. Marbling

  6. Cadaveric emphysema

  7. MUMMIFICATION • in dry conditions • primary and secondary • drying out of corpse • usually takes half to one year

  8. Mummification

  9. ADIPOCERE • in wet conditions • body fat → waxy compound • surface → internal organs • it begins 1-2 months after death and ends after hundred years

  10. References: • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death • Dušan Zečević i suradnici: Sudska medicina i deontologija • Richard Shepherd: Simpson's Forensic Medicine

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