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In a group of animals (usually a litter of animals born in multiple births), a runt is a member which is significantly smaller or weaker than the others. [1] Owing to its small size, a runt in a litter faces obvious disadvantage, including difficulties in competing with its siblings for survival and possible rejection by its mother.
Post-mortem phenomena to estimate the time of death. The post-mortem interval ( PMI ) is the time that has elapsed since an individual's death . [ 1 ] When the time of death is not known, the interval may be estimated, and so an approximate time of death established.
Pallor mortis occurs almost immediately, generally within 15–25 minutes, after death. Paleness develops so rapidly after death that it has little to no use in determining the time of death, aside from saying that it either happened less than 30 minutes ago or more, which could help if the body were found very soon after death.
In forensic investigation, the time of occurrence of an event (such as time of death, time of incident) is one of the most important things to determine accurately as soon as possible. Sometimes this can only be estimated. [ 1 ]
A day after Ivana Trump's death was announced by her ex-husband and former President Donald Trump, New York City's chief medical examiner has ruled that the the socialite died accidentally of ...
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Cadaveric spasm is seen in cases of drowning victims when grass, weeds, roots or other materials are clutched, and provides evidence of life at the time of entry into the water. Cadaveric spasm often crystallizes the last activity one did before death and is therefore significant in forensic investigations, e.g. holding onto a knife tightly. [4]
A blunt trauma, also known as a blunt force trauma or non-penetrating trauma, is a physical trauma due to a forceful impact without penetration of the body's surface. Blunt trauma stands in contrast with penetrating trauma , which occurs when an object pierces the skin, enters body tissue , and creates an open wound .