Post Mortem facts
While investigating facts about Post Mortem Meaning and Post Mortem Care, I found out little known, but curios details like:
The Woman of Seine was the unknown woman whose body was pulled out of the Seine River.A post-mortem pathologist at the morgue was so taken by her beauty that he made a plaster cast death mask of her face.Now that mask is used as the face of the CPR mannequin and is the most kissed face on earth.
how post mortem is done?
A 2005 research by the University of Miami on lethal injections in the U.S. found that the post mortem blood concentration of anaesthetic (Sodium thiopental) in 43 out of 49 executed inmates were lower than that required for surgery. 21 inmates had concentrations consistent with awareness.
What post mortem means?
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across answering what post-mortem review. Here are 22 of the best facts about Post Mortem Report and Post Mortem Meeting I managed to collect.
what happens at post mortem?
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When a French artist is killed during war, the government has a "died for France" designation which extends their post-mortem copyrights by 30 years
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1897, a ghost’s testimony was admitted as evidence to a United States Superior Court trial that resulted in a conviction. Edward Shue was accused of killing his wife, Zona Shue, and four weeks later her ghost appeared before her mother with post mortem statements that detailed Edward’s crime.
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The autopsy of Julius Caesar is the earliest known post-mortem report in history.
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The only reliable test for rabies requires an examination of an animal’s brain (post-mortem)
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Post-mortem examinations of humans with Alzheimer's disease show that there are high concentrations of aluminum in the brain."
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Aaron Hernandez's brain was shown (post-mortem) to have signs of CTE, a disease found in people who've suffered concussions and/or severe blows to the head. Symptoms include aggressiveness, explosiveness, impulsivity, depression, memory loss and other cognitive changes.
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Timothy McVeigh wanted his organs donated post mortem but this was prohibited. His psychiatrist said he was "a decent person who allowed rage to build up inside him to the point that he had lashed out in one terrible, violent act." His last meal was two pints of mint chocolate ice cream.
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The subjects in 'post mortem' Victorian Photos are actually alive. The stories are a result of misunderstandings about posing stands used to help people remain still for long film exposures.
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About post-mortem photography: people used to have their deceased family members photographed in positions that made them appear alive
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This is a Petrolia post mortem photo by Robson. It was extremely expensive to have a photo taken during Victorian times. [The girl in the middle is not alive. Look at the position of her hands…]
Why post mortem not done in night?
You can easily fact check why post mortem is not done after sunset by examining the linked well-known sources.
Bela Lugosi was in Plan 9 from Outer Space post mortem
"post-mortem photography" was common during the Victorian era. Portraits of, even with, the recently deceased. - source
In 2004, a whale carcass exploded in the streets of Tainan, Taiwan due to internal gas buildup while being transported for a post-mortem examination. Then people visited the corpse to see its penis. - source
The second PM of India died of a "heart attack" in Tashkent right after signing a declaration of peace with Pakistan in 1966. No post-mortem was conducted despite dark blue spots and cut marks on his abdomen. Documents relating to his death yet to be de-classified.
Victorian post-mortem photos DIDN'T use support stands for posing dead bodies. - source
When post mortem is done?
Elizabeth Taylor was one of the earliest and most prominent AIDS activist... and continues to be post mortem [narrated by Colin Farrell]
How post mortem is performed?
REM's Peter Buck used Kurt Cobain's Fender Jaguar post mortem in the band's video for "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?" Apparently the two bands were close and Kurt was listening to REM when he committed suicide.
Post mortems were very common in Victorian times...
Mentally ill people are having post mortem pictures of their pets taken in their caskets before burial at the pet cemetery
