Whereflies willlay eggsaroundwoundareas, eyes,nose, earsForensicPathologyInvestigation ofsudden,unnatural,unexplained, orviolent deathsPostMortemIntervalPMIBloatStagecharacterized bythe production ofgasses that causethe corpse to swellabout 1.4degfor 1st 12hrs,0.7 deg after12hrsRate ofcoolingof corpseBeetlesColeopteraThestudy ofinsectsEntomologyLivorMortisthe poolingof blood intissuesafter deathStage 20 -50 daysafterdeathAdvancedDecayAutopsyConducted todeterminethe manner,cause, andmechanism ofdeathTacheNoireyellowish, thenbrownish-blackishband-likediscolorationin the eye afterdeathHard, darkcapsule thatdevelopsafter18 - 24 daysPupaRigorMortisstiffeningof skeletalmuscles4-6hourstime elapsed forthe stomach toempty itscontents into thesmall intestineMedicalExaminerA physician thatevaluates medicalhistory & performsexam of decause & manner ofdeathBlackPutrefactionStagerecognizable byloss in mass dueto feedings bymaggots and otherinsectsNaturalaccidentalsuicidalhomicidalundeterminedWhat arethe fivemannersof death?Instar1Stage w/i20hrs wheremaggotis 2 - 4 mmlongMechanismof deathThe specificchange in thebody that broughtabout thecessation of life(blood loss,asphyxiation)Durationof ActiveDecayStage10 - 20daysAutolysisself-digestion,when lysosomesbreak down andrelease digestiveenzymes into thecellMarblingpattern causedbygasses in bloodvesselsand breakdownof hemoglobinCoronerAn elected/appointpublic official whomakes inquiries intodeaths & completesdeath certificatesStage 2,lasts 4-10 daysPutrefactionCauseofdeathTheREASON fora death(heart attack,injury)FliesDipteraBlanchinglividity willdisappearwhen the skinis presseduponBlowfliesAttracted todead bodies,often arrivewithin minutesof deathAdvancedDecayStage where bodybegins to dry, skinturns leathery,body may form"grave wax"thehead/facewhererigormortisbeginsDryRemainsStage inwhichbody maymummifythedevelopmentalstage of anarthropodbetween moltsInstarAlgorMortiscooling ofbody afterdeathWhereflies willlay eggsaroundwoundareas, eyes,nose, earsForensicPathologyInvestigation ofsudden,unnatural,unexplained, orviolent deathsPostMortemIntervalPMIBloatStagecharacterized bythe production ofgasses that causethe corpse to swellabout 1.4degfor 1st 12hrs,0.7 deg after12hrsRate ofcoolingof corpseBeetlesColeopteraThestudy ofinsectsEntomologyLivorMortisthe poolingof blood intissuesafter deathStage 20 -50 daysafterdeathAdvancedDecayAutopsyConducted todeterminethe manner,cause, andmechanism ofdeathTacheNoireyellowish, thenbrownish-blackishband-likediscolorationin the eye afterdeathHard, darkcapsule thatdevelopsafter18 - 24 daysPupaRigorMortisstiffeningof skeletalmuscles4-6hourstime elapsed forthe stomach toempty itscontents into thesmall intestineMedicalExaminerA physician thatevaluates medicalhistory & performsexam of decause & manner ofdeathBlackPutrefactionStagerecognizable byloss in mass dueto feedings bymaggots and otherinsectsNaturalaccidentalsuicidalhomicidalundeterminedWhat arethe fivemannersof death?Instar1Stage w/i20hrs wheremaggotis 2 - 4 mmlongMechanismof deathThe specificchange in thebody that broughtabout thecessation of life(blood loss,asphyxiation)Durationof ActiveDecayStage10 - 20daysAutolysisself-digestion,when lysosomesbreak down andrelease digestiveenzymes into thecellMarblingpattern causedbygasses in bloodvesselsand breakdownof hemoglobinCoronerAn elected/appointpublic official whomakes inquiries intodeaths & completesdeath certificatesStage 2,lasts 4-10 daysPutrefactionCauseofdeathTheREASON fora death(heart attack,injury)FliesDipteraBlanchinglividity willdisappearwhen the skinis presseduponBlowfliesAttracted todead bodies,often arrivewithin minutesof deathAdvancedDecayStage where bodybegins to dry, skinturns leathery,body may form"grave wax"thehead/facewhererigormortisbeginsDryRemainsStage inwhichbody maymummifythedevelopmentalstage of anarthropodbetween moltsInstarAlgorMortiscooling ofbody afterdeath

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