Question

State if the body had been dead for more than or less than 12 hours based on the number of degrees lost (19 degrees). *

Answer 1

After the first 12 hours, the body loses about 0.39°C (0.7°F) per hour. than 12 hours. you use the rate of 0.78°C per hour to estimate the time of death. Temperature of dead body is 32.2°C (90°F)

Explanation:

This phase is known as algor mortis, or the death chill. Each hour, the body temperature falls about 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit (0.83 degrees Celsius) until it reaches room temperature. At the same time, without circulation to keep it moving through the body, blood starts to pool and settle.

he decrease in body temperature follows a somewhat linear progression: 3  two degrees Celsius in the first hour; one degree each hour thereafter.