about 1.4degfor 1st 12hrs,0.7 deg after12hrsRate ofcoolingof corpseMechanismof deathThe specificchange in thebody that broughtabout thecessation of life(blood loss,asphyxiation)AutopsyConducted todeterminethe manner,cause, andmechanism ofdeath4-6hourstime elapsed forthe stomach toempty itscontents into thesmall intestineAdvancedDecayStage where bodybegins to dry, skinturns leathery,body may form"grave wax"Instar1Stage w/i20hrs wheremaggotis 2 - 4 mmlongMedicalExaminerA physician thatevaluates medicalhistory & performsexam of decause & manner ofdeathStage 2,lasts 4-10 daysPutrefactionCoronerAn elected/appointpublic official whomakes inquiries intodeaths & completesdeath certificatesPostMortemIntervalPMIDryRemainsStage inwhichbody maymummifyLivorMortisthe poolingof blood intissuesafter deathHard, darkcapsule thatdevelopsafter18 - 24 daysPupaTacheNoireyellowish, thenbrownish-blackishband-likediscolorationin the eye afterdeathBeetlesColeopteraStage 20 -50 daysafterdeathAdvancedDecayAlgorMortiscooling ofbody afterdeathWhereflies willlay eggsaroundwoundareas, eyes,nose, earsForensicPathologyInvestigation ofsudden,unnatural,unexplained, orviolent deathsBlanchinglividity willdisappearwhen the skinis presseduponBlackPutrefactionStagerecognizable byloss in mass dueto feedings bymaggots and otherinsectsBlowfliesAttracted todead bodies,often arrivewithin minutesof deathNaturalaccidentalsuicidalhomicidalundeterminedWhat arethe fivemannersof death?RigorMortisstiffeningof skeletalmusclesBloatStagecharacterized bythe production ofgasses that causethe corpse to swellMarblingpattern causedbygasses in bloodvesselsand breakdownof hemoglobinFliesDipteraCauseofdeathTheREASON fora death(heart attack,injury)thedevelopmentalstage of anarthropodbetween moltsInstarAutolysisself-digestion,when lysosomesbreak down andrelease digestiveenzymes into thecellthehead/facewhererigormortisbeginsDurationof ActiveDecayStage10 - 20daysThestudy ofinsectsEntomologyabout 1.4degfor 1st 12hrs,0.7 deg after12hrsRate ofcoolingof corpseMechanismof deathThe specificchange in thebody that broughtabout thecessation of life(blood loss,asphyxiation)AutopsyConducted todeterminethe manner,cause, andmechanism ofdeath4-6hourstime elapsed forthe stomach toempty itscontents into thesmall intestineAdvancedDecayStage where bodybegins to dry, skinturns leathery,body may form"grave wax"Instar1Stage w/i20hrs wheremaggotis 2 - 4 mmlongMedicalExaminerA physician thatevaluates medicalhistory & performsexam of decause & manner ofdeathStage 2,lasts 4-10 daysPutrefactionCoronerAn elected/appointpublic official whomakes inquiries intodeaths & completesdeath certificatesPostMortemIntervalPMIDryRemainsStage inwhichbody maymummifyLivorMortisthe poolingof blood intissuesafter deathHard, darkcapsule thatdevelopsafter18 - 24 daysPupaTacheNoireyellowish, thenbrownish-blackishband-likediscolorationin the eye afterdeathBeetlesColeopteraStage 20 -50 daysafterdeathAdvancedDecayAlgorMortiscooling ofbody afterdeathWhereflies willlay eggsaroundwoundareas, eyes,nose, earsForensicPathologyInvestigation ofsudden,unnatural,unexplained, orviolent deathsBlanchinglividity willdisappearwhen the skinis presseduponBlackPutrefactionStagerecognizable byloss in mass dueto feedings bymaggots and otherinsectsBlowfliesAttracted todead bodies,often arrivewithin minutesof deathNaturalaccidentalsuicidalhomicidalundeterminedWhat arethe fivemannersof death?RigorMortisstiffeningof skeletalmusclesBloatStagecharacterized bythe production ofgasses that causethe corpse to swellMarblingpattern causedbygasses in bloodvesselsand breakdownof hemoglobinFliesDipteraCauseofdeathTheREASON fora death(heart attack,injury)thedevelopmentalstage of anarthropodbetween moltsInstarAutolysisself-digestion,when lysosomesbreak down andrelease digestiveenzymes into thecellthehead/facewhererigormortisbeginsDurationof ActiveDecayStage10 - 20daysThestudy ofinsectsEntomology

Stages of Decay - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Rate of cooling of corpse
    about 1.4deg for 1st 12hrs, 0.7 deg after 12hrs
  2. The specific change in the body that brought about the cessation of life (blood loss, asphyxiation)
    Mechanism of death
  3. Conducted to determine the manner, cause, and mechanism of death
    Autopsy
  4. time elapsed for the stomach to empty its contents into the small intestine
    4-6 hours
  5. Stage where body begins to dry, skin turns leathery, body may form "grave wax"
    Advanced Decay
  6. Stage w/i 20hrs where maggot is 2 - 4 mm long
    Instar 1
  7. A physician that evaluates medical history & performs exam of de cause & manner of death
    Medical Examiner
  8. Putrefaction
    Stage 2, lasts 4-10 days
  9. An elected/appoint public official who makes inquiries into deaths & completes death certificates
    Coroner
  10. PMI
    Post Mortem Interval
  11. Stage in which body may mummify
    Dry Remains
  12. the pooling of blood in tissues after death
    Livor Mortis
  13. Pupa
    Hard, dark capsule that develops after 18 - 24 days
  14. yellowish, then brownish-blackish band-like discoloration in the eye after death
    Tache Noire
  15. Coleoptera
    Beetles
  16. Advanced Decay
    Stage 20 - 50 days after death
  17. cooling of body after death
    Algor Mortis
  18. around wound areas, eyes, nose, ears
    Where flies will lay eggs
  19. Investigation of sudden, unnatural, unexplained, or violent deaths
    Forensic Pathology
  20. lividity will disappear when the skin is pressed upon
    Blanching
  21. Stage recognizable by loss in mass due to feedings by maggots and other insects
    Black Putrefaction
  22. Attracted to dead bodies, often arrive within minutes of death
    Blowflies
  23. What are the five manners of death?
    Natural accidental suicidal homicidal undetermined
  24. stiffening of skeletal muscles
    Rigor Mortis
  25. Stage characterized by the production of gasses that cause the corpse to swell
    Bloat
  26. pattern caused by gasses in blood vessels and breakdown of hemoglobin
    Marbling
  27. Diptera
    Flies
  28. The REASON for a death (heart attack, injury)
    Cause of death
  29. Instar
    the developmental stage of an arthropod between molts
  30. self-digestion, when lysosomes break down and release digestive enzymes into the cell
    Autolysis
  31. where rigor mortis begins
    the head/face
  32. 10 - 20 days
    Duration of Active Decay Stage
  33. Entomology
    The study of insects