Difference between revisions of "Forensic pathology"

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-Its onset & presence is '''highly variable'''.  Therefore, it is only marginally useful for determining the time of death.
+Its onset & presence is '''highly variable'''.
 A crude guess for time of death based on rigor:<ref name=Ref_KFP61>{{Ref KFP|61}}</ref>
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 *Memory device: '''3s''': cut points are at ''3 hours'', ''1/3 of a day'', ''3/2 of a day.''
-*Forensic pathologists do '''not''' comment on time of death; the above is bounded by such a large degree of uncertainty that it is essentially useless.
+*Forensic pathologists do '''not''' comment on time of death, as the above times are subject to such a large degree of variability, i.e. the estimates are essentially useless.
 ===Livor mortis===