Comments on: “Algor Mortisâ€? http://www.coronerstories.com/2005/06/10/%e2%80%9calgor-mortis%e2%80%9d/ The real-life world of death investigation. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:57:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Holly http://www.coronerstories.com/2005/06/10/%e2%80%9calgor-mortis%e2%80%9d/#comment-590 Holly Fri, 23 Dec 2005 23:49:02 +0000 http://www.coronerstories.com/?p=48#comment-590 I've spent the last several years working as a nurse, and I have had my share of prepping bodies for coroner/funeral home transfer. However, I was working in a hospital 3 yrs ago and I had a deceased patient who was a 75 y/o BM--It was a Sunday &we had to wait for the coroner on call to pick up the body. Three hours later, the coroner came, and the body was still quite warm. The pupils were fixed and dilated, there was no pulse and no respirations whatsoever.I made a comment to the coroner, and he was puzzled as well. This pt had no fever or infection prior to death, and the room was of normal temp without the use of heater or AC. It was really strange! I never forgot this,guess I never will. I’ve spent the last several years working as a nurse, and I have had my share of prepping bodies for coroner/funeral home transfer. However, I was working in a hospital 3 yrs ago and I had a deceased patient who was a 75 y/o BM–It was a Sunday &we had to wait for the coroner on call to pick up the body. Three hours later, the coroner came, and the body was still quite warm. The pupils were fixed and dilated, there was no pulse and no respirations whatsoever.I made a comment to the coroner, and he was puzzled as well. This pt had no fever or infection prior to death, and the room was of normal temp without the use of heater or AC. It was really strange! I never forgot this,guess I never will.

]]> By: danelle http://www.coronerstories.com/2005/06/10/%e2%80%9calgor-mortis%e2%80%9d/#comment-191 danelle Mon, 13 Jun 2005 05:13:39 +0000 http://www.coronerstories.com/?p=48#comment-191 Man I love this blog. Man I love this blog.

]]> By: Bren http://www.coronerstories.com/2005/06/10/%e2%80%9calgor-mortis%e2%80%9d/#comment-190 Bren Sun, 12 Jun 2005 12:10:36 +0000 http://www.coronerstories.com/?p=48#comment-190 Going with the example of the husband, if you have a strong suspicion that the story told to you by the husband or the officers on the scene is somewhat different to the evidence lying prone on the ground and around her, what do you do? Do you challenge the husband straight away? (And where is he - the next room? the station? the front yard?) Or do you tell your suspicions to the other police staff at the scene? Or do you just wait until someone has been assigned to the case? It is probably clear that I've learnt all of this (which is nothing ;) off TV... And I'm sorry for leading you off topic, again. Going with the example of the husband, if you have a strong suspicion that the story told to you by the husband or the officers on the scene is somewhat different to the evidence lying prone on the ground and around her, what do you do? Do you challenge the husband straight away? (And where is he - the next room? the station? the front yard?) Or do you tell your suspicions to the other police staff at the scene? Or do you just wait until someone has been assigned to the case?

It is probably clear that I’ve learnt all of this (which is nothing ;) off TV…

And I’m sorry for leading you off topic, again.

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