📘Step 1. Curriculum Coverage
⚖️ Forensic Medicine
Rigor Mortis
- Define Rigor Mortis.
- Describe the mechanism of formation of Rigor mortis.
- Describe the special features of Rigor Mortis.
- Describe time consumed to develop Rigor mortis.
- Describe chemical basis of Rigor Mortis.
- Describe factors affecting Rigor Mortis.
- Describe the conditions that simulate Rigor Mortis.
- Describe procedure of its confirmation.
- Describe medico legal importance of Rigor Mortis.
Cooling of Dead Body — Algor Mortis
- Define Algor Mortis.
- Describe different methods of recording the temperature of dead body.
- Describe the PM body cooling curve.
- Describe the formula/calculation used for time since death.
