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Dec 16, 2020 · Illnesses like scarlet fever, measles, and cholera could be a death sentence for young people in an era before vaccines and antibiotics. Photography offered a new way to remember a loved one after death — and many Victorian death photos became family portraits of sorts.
1 day ago · Former This Morning host Phillip Schofield has announced the death of his mother, after a "heartbreaking weekend". Schofield said: "I’ll forever be proud and privileged she was my mum. I love ...
Jun 4, 2016 · Photographs of loved ones taken after they died may seem morbid to modern sensibilities. But in Victorian England, they became a way of commemorating the dead and blunting the sharpness of grief.
For instance, if the body is found lying prone, but the pooling is present on the deceased's back, investigators can conclude that the body was originally positioned supine. [4] The colour of the pooling can help in determining cause of death. Carbon monoxide poisoning causes a red colouration. [3]
A post-mortem examination, also known as an autopsy, is the examination of a body after death. The aim of a post-mortem is to determine the cause of death. Post-mortems are carried out by pathologists (doctors who specialise in understanding the nature and causes of disease).
The postmortem examiner surveys the body's surface, opens it up with surgical instruments, removes parts for microscopic inspection and toxicological analysis, and makes a report that attempts to reconstruct the cause, manner and mechanism of death.
Medical examiners attempt to determine the time of death, the exact cause of death, and what, if anything, preceded the death, such as a struggle. A forensic autopsy may include obtaining biological specimens from the deceased for toxicological testing, including stomach contents.
