Signs of death

Signs of death

A.    IMMEDIATE 1.      Insensibility and loss of EEG rhythms 2.      Cessation of circulation(i.e., ECG rhythms) 3.      Cessation of respiration 4.      Cadaveric spasm	Somatic death
B.     EARLY 1.      Cooling 2.      Skin changes 3.      Eye changes 4.      Blood changes a)      Hypostasis b)      Fibrinolysis c)      Post mortem bleeding 5.      Chemical changes in body fluids 6.      Muscular changes- Rigor mortis	Cellular death Early reliable signs
C.     LATE(reliable signs) 1.      Putrefaction a)      In air b)      In water c)      In earth 2.      Adipocere formation 3.      Mummification 4.      Larval infestation	Decomposition and decay