Question

A body is found inside a house. the body isn’t stiff, but the body temperature has dropped to room temperature. What would you estimate as the postmortem interval?

a)24-36 hours
b) 12-18 hours
c) 18-24 hours
d) 36 hours

Answer 1

A body is found inside a house. the body isn’t stiff, but the body temperature has dropped to room temperature. What would you estimate as the postmortem interval?

a)24-36 hours

b) 12-18 hours

c) 18-24 hours

d) 36 hours

Answer 2

Answer: A

When a person dies, the body will become stiff and noticeable after half hour to 3 hours. The stiffness is completed after 6-12 hours then this stiffness will begin to disappear after 24-36 hours to give way for autolytic processes, which break the bonds within the body. Moreover, there will be dilation of blood vessels that will make the body temperature dropped to room temperature.