Stages of Deterioration in the Human Body The Moment Of Death:
1. The heart stops. 2. The skin gets tight and ashen in color.
3. All the muscles relax. 4. The bladder and bowels empty. 5.
The body temperature begins to drop 1 1/2 degrees Fahrenheit per
hour. After 30 minutes: 6. The skin gets purple and waxy. 7. The
lips, fingernails, and toenails fade to a pale color. 8. Blood
pools at the bottom of the body. 9. The hands and feet turn
blue. 10. The eyes sink into the skull. After 4 hours: 11. Rigor
mortis has set in. 12. The purpling of the skin and the pooling
of the blood continue. 13. Rigor continues to tighten muscles
for another 24 hours or so. After 12 hours: 14. The body is in
full rigor mortis. After 24 hours: 15. The body is now the
temperature of the surrounding environment. 16. In males, the
semen dies. 17. The head and neck are now a greenish-blue color.
18. The greenish-blue color spreads to the rest of the body. 19.
There is a pervasive smell of rotting meat. After 3 days: 20.
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