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coroner
government agent charged with responsibility for death investigations
medical examiner
government official, always a physician and often a forensic pathologist, charged with investigating sudden and unexpected deaths or deaths from injuries
Forensic Pathologist
physicians specializing in pathology and there area between law and medicine that emphasizes the determination of the cause of death
Cause of Death
the disease or injury that initiated the lethal chain of events, however brief or prolonged, that led to death
Mechanism of Death
biochemical or physiologic abnormality produced by the cause of death that is incompatible with life
Manner of Death
the fashion in which the cause of death came to be
Rigor Mortis
the stiffening of muscles that occurs following death
Livor Mortis
discoloration of the body that occurs from the settling of red blood cells after the blood stops circulating
Algor Mortis
the cooling of the body that occurs after death
Sudden Death
a death that occurs within a few hours of the onset of symptoms or death without any symptoms
Autopsy
to look at oneself, so that term hardly seems appropriate. looking at the dead
Autopsy Process
removal, through incisions, of the internal organs of the chest, abdomen, and head.
Types of trauma
natural, accidental, suicidal, or homicidal
Sharp Force
caused by sharp implements such as knives, swords, and axes
Blunt Force
caused by larger objects such as a hammer