NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -Of these, with obvious mortal damage to the body, the textbook conclusive signs of death clear to a lay person are: algor mortis, rigor mortis, livor mortis, and putrefaction.

Detailed explanation-2: -This period runs from 3 to 72 hours after death. The early post-mortem phase is most frequently estimated using the classical triad of post-mortem changes – rigor mortis, livor mortis, and algor mortis.

Detailed explanation-3: -Unlike livor mortis, which develops less than an hour from the time of death, rigor mortis begins 2 to 4 hours after death and develops fully by 6 to 12 hours.