—(a) After a few hours the blood gradually sinks to the dependent parts of the body giving a reddish-blue discoloration, known as post-mortem discoloration, or cadaveric lividity.
(b) The eyes become sunken in the sockets, the eye balls become flattened, the cornea opaque and the pupil irregular in shape.
(c) The eyelid loses its elasticity, and the white transparent color of the conjunctiva is lost, often becoming black or gray.
(d) Rigor mortis may or may not be present.
(e) The body gradually cools to the temperature of the surrounding atmosphere.
(f) On opening an artery it is generally found to be empty after death.
(g) The latest and most positive sign of all is putrefaction, and when this is found to be present all other signs may be ignored.
(h) Skin slip present on the body is only another manifestation of putrefaction, and also signifies that the body is dead.