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*''Gutter blood'' = blood in the empty thorax - after extraction of the organ block. | *''Gutter blood'' = blood in the empty thorax - after extraction of the organ block. | ||
*''Tardieu spots'' = postmortem hypostatic hemorrhages;<ref name=pmid19901802>{{cite journal |author=Pollanen MS, Perera SD, Clutterbuck DJ |title=Hemorrhagic lividity of the neck: controlled induction of postmortem hypostatic hemorrhages |journal=Am J Forensic Med Pathol |volume=30 |issue=4 |pages=322–6 |year=2009 |month=December |pmid=19901802 |doi=10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181c17ec2 |url=}}</ref> look like large petechiae - in dependent areas. | *''Tardieu spots'' = postmortem hypostatic hemorrhages;<ref name=pmid19901802>{{cite journal |author=Pollanen MS, Perera SD, Clutterbuck DJ |title=Hemorrhagic lividity of the neck: controlled induction of postmortem hypostatic hemorrhages |journal=Am J Forensic Med Pathol |volume=30 |issue=4 |pages=322–6 |year=2009 |month=December |pmid=19901802 |doi=10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181c17ec2 |url=}}</ref> look like large petechiae - in dependent areas. | ||
==="Decomp" autopsy=== | |||
====General==== | |||
*Autopsy on a decomposed remains. | |||
*Histology usually very limited ''or'' useless. | |||
*Often done to exclude trauma. | |||
*Typical scenario: decedent lives alone -- body not discovered for prolonger period of time. | |||
====Suspicious decomp==== | |||
Common sense rules for if skin is '''not''' intact: | |||
#Blunt dissection (to avoid artefactual injuries to the bones). | |||
#Clean the bones (''not'' with bleach) | |||
#*Bones cooked for 1+ hours... with frequent checks to avoid that they become mushy. | |||
==Causes of death== | ==Causes of death== | ||