Across
- 7. Biological action that led to cessation of life
- 9. _____ time of death - the best guess for TOD based on available information
- 10. Postmortem stiffening of the dead body
- 12. Burns on the body from gunpowder
- 13. Bruises
- 14. Tool used to test for breathing or heartbeats
- 16. Stage of decomposition when only bones remain
- 17. Tool used for testing electrical activity in the heart
- 18. If a patient is legally brain dead, they could be put on ____ to keep their heart and lungs functioning.
- 20. Cuts
- 21. Second stage of bodily decay
- 22. Natural, Accidental, Suicidal, and Murder are the four _____ of death.
- 23. Postmortem reddening of the skin
- 24. Initial stage of bodily decay
- 26. Tool used to test electrical activity to the brain
Down
- 1. Stage of decomposition where the body begins to mold
- 2. Tool used to test for electrical activity in the heart
- 3. The study of the human body after death
- 4. _____ time of death - when all vital organ cease funtion
- 5. Act adopted in 1981 by all states to establish a common means of defining a death
- 6. Postmortem skin paling
- 8. The dissection of the human body that assists in determining cause of death
- 11. Action that led to an individual's death
- 15. Postmortem reduction of bodily temperature
- 19. The occasional 5th manner of death
- 25. ___ time of death - the time for which a medical professional declared someone dead
- 27. Location of the autopsy