wats the difference between autopsy and post mortem?
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In biology we like to have lots of names for the same thing. I think it's just to confuse students!
256204
Above untrue.  A bit crude but the mortician opens a vein or artery, drains the blood and then pumps formaldehyde in to replace it.   More or less.
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It is known as 'hypostasis' or Post Mortem staining.  All body fluid sinks to the lowest level.  The nurses in hospital pack the orifices with cotton wool and bind the legs together.  Incidentally, it is a very big part of a murder investigation as it leaves impressions of where the dead person has been lying, i.e., tiles, rough ground, etc.
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To the morgue or funeral home?
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Only if you can prove that the heart attack was work-related.  You will need a coroner's report or autopsy in most cases.  It will probably be a long, drawn-out legal battle but it will be worth it.  They will pay for his funeral too, but there might be a deductable.  I'm so sorry for your loss.
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"post" means "after."  so... after an operation.
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Call your local health office or the Office of the Medical Investigator in your area. Ours happens to be connected to the local university. They should have some resources for you. You would probably start as a morph tech, which means, taking care of valuables, taking pictures of the deceased, etc. Pretty cool!!!
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first go to coroners school then apply for the job. good luck
858288
you should watch a cemetery for a few days, When someone dies the ground workers dig the hole the night before the person who hole it is gets buried. Wait until night time, bring body and shovel. Dig the hole deeper, put your dead body in, cover up. The next day they will put the other dead person's casket over it. NO WORRIES!:)
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"Killed" would be a proper term to use in a pugilistic death. "Murder", on the other hand, would be debatable. There are numerous laws, both state & federal, in the USA that effect whether or not a sports related death is held as an accident, or as a "homicide", be it intentional or non-intentional. "Killed" & "Murdered" are not the same. Well, not always.
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call the county coroners office.  if an autopsy was done, then you can get access to that info
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Crime Scene Investigations (Forensics)
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Okay, here's the difference. \n\nA serial killer must kill at least twice, to set a pattern. A serial killer is defined by the pattern of the crime and the commonalities in the killing. But it also has to be pathological, with some psycological reason why they're doing what they're doing. This can include the choice of victims, the method of killing, any sexual overtones to the crime, the disposal of the remains, etc. There has to be a method to the madness. While not strict rules, there are also clues that tell us about the killer, like similar attacks to animals or other people, but not necessarily deaths. The methodology of the killer develops over time, and the thrill gets more intense the more they can get away with it. That also explains why the cooling off period tends to shrink over time; the killer becomes a junky for the thrill.\n\nMeanwhile, a mass murderer kills indescriminately, and all at once. While there may be a pathology as to why these victims were chosen (Hitler and the Jews), the killer just wants them dead, as soon as possible. There is no thrill in the individual death, just the feeling that this group should die. The number must be rather large, and target all of a group. A school shooting is the attempt of a mass murderer, because they are not attacking EVERY school or EVERY teacher.\n\nThis is not like a spree killer, or someone that just wants to kill a bunch of people for no good reason, like a shooting at a fast-food place, or someone just roaming the streets shooting. \n\nIt's a matter of perspective overall. The Serial Killer targets individuals for whatever reason, the Mass-Murderer kills groups for whatever reason and the Spree Killer just wants to kill.
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morgue, coroner's office, or medical examiner's office.  Also possible that they could be done in a hospital.
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A mortuary is where they make the dead person look nice (like if there's an open casket at the wake). They get their makeup done, body stuffed and clothes changed. \nA funeral home takes care of the whole funeral process. Having the wake, organizing the funeral and eventually having it. \n\n(This is what I've always thought atleast.)
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Murdered is a subset of killed.\n\nBasically, if I was to shoot someone intentionally, then I murdered him and also killed him.\n\nHowever, if I accidently run over a pedestrian, then I killed him, but I did not murder him.
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LOL magemaster. Not exactly like an autopsy. In a biopsy, they let you still be alive!\n\nBiopsy just means collecting a sample of suspect tissue, then taking it away to examine or to "culture" or grow it, so it can be determined if it is malignant (bad) or benign ("harmless").  The procedure itself will vary depending on what tissue is being sampled.