ࡱ> FHEy 3 bjbjcc 42 f f% .....BBB8z,Bt$ H#...:..:,-*R( 0R$*$-$.-\)$X :  Calculating Time of Death using Algor Mortis We can make some generalizations regarding temperature loss. For the first 12 hours after death, the body loses about 1.4 F per hour. After the first 12 hours, the body loses about 0.7 F per hour. These numbers are estimates and vary depending on surrounding temperatures and conditions. The body will lose heat faster in cooler temperatures. Excess body fat and presence of clothing will slow down heat loss. For the problems we complete in class, we will assume ideal conditions. Example 1: Normal body temperature is 98.6 F Temperature of dead body is 90 F. The body has lost 8.6 F. How long did it take the body to lose 8.6 F? (1.4 F per hour) x (unknown number of hours) = degrees lost (1.4 F per hour) x (unknown number of hours) = 8.6 F Unknown number of hours = 8.6 F / 1.4F per hour = 6.1 hours Example 2: What temperature would you expect a body to have if it has been dead for 12 hours? (1.4 F per hour) x (unknown number of hours) = degrees lost (1.4 F per hour) x (12 hours) = degrees lost 16.8 F degrees lost Current temperature of dead body = 98.6 F 16.8 F = 81.8 F Example 3: Recall that it takes 12 hours to lose 16.8 F at the rate of 1.4 F per hour. For each of the following, state is the body has been dead for more than or less than 12 hours based on the number of degrees lost. ____________________ a. total loss of 14.2 F ____________________ b. total loss of 8 F ____________________ c. total loss of 21 F ____________________ d. total loss of 31 F ____________________ e. total loss of 19 F How many degrees will a person lose in 12 hours? _______ What will the bodys temperature be at 12 hours? _______ Example 4: How do you perform calculations if the person was dead longer than 24 hours? Lets say a corpse was found and its body temperature was 72 F. How many total degrees were lost? __________________ Has the body been dead more than 12 hours? ______ How do you know? Step 1: Calculate how many degrees were lost after the first 12 hours. Step 2: Now calculate how many hours past 12 hours the body has been dead. (0.7 F per hour) x (unknown # of hours past 12 hours) = degrees lost after 12 hours Step 3: Solve for unknown number of hours past the 12 hours. Step 4: Add the answer from step 3 to 12 to get the total number of hours the corpse has been dead. Solve the following problems on your own notebook paper. Show your work. Approximately how long has the victim been dead if his body temperature was 91.6 F? If the body was found outside in the winter and had a temperature of 91.6 F, would you assume that the body has been dead a longer or shorter time than in problem #1? Explain your answer. Approximately how long has the victim been dead if his body temperature was 78.6 F? What temperature would you expect a body to be if the victim has been dead approximately 10 hours under normal conditions? What temperature would you expect a body to be if the victim has been dead approximately 24 hours under normal conditions? Calculating Time of Death using Algor Mortis We can make some generalizations regarding temperature loss. For the first 12 hours after death, the body loses about 1.4 F per hour. After the first 12 hours, the body loses about 0.7 F per hour. These numbers are estimates and vary depending on surrounding temperatures and conditions. The body will lose heat faster in cooler temperatures. Excess body fat and presence of clothing will slow down heat loss. For the problems we complete in class, we will assume ideal conditions. Example 1: Normal body temperature is 98.6 F Temperature of dead body is 90 F. The body has lost 8.6 F. How long did it take the body to lose 8.6 F? (1.4 F per hour) x (unknown number of hours) = degrees lost (1.4 F per hour) x (unknown number of hours) = 8.6 F Unknown number of hours = 8.6 F / 1.4F per hour = 6.1 hours Example 2: What temperature would you expect a body to have if it has been dead for 12 hours? (1.4 F per hour) x (unknown number of hours) = degrees lost (1.4 F per hour) x (12 hours) = degrees lost 16.8 F degrees lost Current temperature of dead body = 98.6 F 16.8 F = 81.8 F Example 3: Recall that it takes 12 hours to lose 16.8 F at the rate of 1.4 F per hour. For each of the following, state is the body has been dead for more than or less than 12 hours based on the number of degrees lost. ____________________ a. total loss of 14.2 F ____________________ b. total loss of 8 F ____________________ c. total loss of 21 F ____________________ d. total loss of 31 F ____________________ e. total loss of 19 F How many degrees will a person lose in 12 hours? _______ What will the bodys temperature be at 12 hours? _______ Example 4: How do you perform calculations if the person was dead longer than 24 hours? Lets say a corpse was found and its body temperature was 72 F. How many total degrees were lost? __________________ Has the body been dead more than 12 hours? ______ How do you know? Step 1: Calculate how many degrees were lost after the first 12 hours. Step 2: Now calculate how many hours past 12 hours the body has been dead. (0.7 F per hour) x (unknown # of hours past 12 hours) = degrees lost after 12 hours Step 3: Solve for unknown number of hours past the 12 hours. Step 4: Add the answer from step 3 to 12 to get the total number of hours the corpse has been dead. Solve the following problems on your own notebook paper. Show your work. Approximately how long has the victim been dead if his body temperature was 91.6 F? If the body was found outside in the winter and had a temperature of 91.6 F, would you assume that the body has been dead a longer or shorter time than in problem #1? Explain your answer. Approximately how long has the victim been dead if his body temperature was 78.6 F? 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