A man in his mid 70s passed out inside a hot sauna pool and was not found until half an hour later.
The man was transported by helicopter to a burns center. He was diagnosed with third-degree burns over approximately 50% of his body surface area. He received intensive care therapy with catecholamines, massive transfusion, dialysis, prone ventilation, and repeated debridement. The man died eleven days after admission without regaining consciousness. His known medical history included dementia and hypertension.
A non-natural death was noted on the death certificate. A ‘septic shock’ due to a ‘wound infection’ due to ‘burns of approximately 50% of the body surface area’ is listed as a ‘disease leading directly to death’. Under ‘other major illnesses’, ‘acute renal failure’ and ‘ARDS’ (lung damage) are listed.
A 35-year-old elevator maintenance worker was discovered in a prone position at the base of the elevator shaft where he had conducted maintenance the preceding day. He had been reported missing since the previous evening. The individual was found wearing a bloodstained shirt and trousers that were partially lowered to just above the knees, along with work shoes, of which only the left shoe was worn. Additionally, longitudinal streaks of blood were noted on the walls of the upper compartment at the scene.
He was 58 and had several layers of adhesive tape wrapped around his head.
An intravenous needle was observed in his left arm, and on the table in front of him, an empty 50 ml syringe, two empty vials of 10 ml potassium chloride, and an empty 10 mg vial of Valium (diazepam) were found.
Autopsy revealed therapeutic concentrations of diazepam and its metabolite nordiazepam in the blood samples, while potassium chloride was not detected.
Drug addict watched a YouTube video of appendectomy took out a knife and decided to try it on himself. Autopsy photo. He stabbed himself on the wrong side of where the anatomical location of the appendix is.
Putrefaction begins immediately upon death and usually becomes noticeable within 24 hours. As soon as death occurs, the bacteria or microorganisms within the intestinal tract escape from the bowel into the other tissues of the body. As they grow, they begin to produce gases and other properties that distort and discolor the tissues of the body. The discoloration is a dark greenish combination of colors and is generally pronounced within 36 hours. As a result, the body begins to swell from the putrefactive gases, emitting an extremely repugnant odor.
The rate of decomposition depends on the temperature, ground conditions, amount of clothing, size of the body, etc.
In this case conditions were arid.
For example, a body in a warm climate will not only encourage insect attack from the outside, but will also increase the interior bacteria development and subsequent tissue attack from within. As the tissues inside are destroyed and enzymes released, the gases formed emit a foul and sickening smell.
