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cooling of a body [2 records]

Record 1 2014-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

The reduction in body temperature and accompanying loss of skin elasticity that occur after death.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
CONT

Algor mortis : L’algidité cadavérique, c’est le phénomène de refroidissement du corps. De notre vivant, la température corporelle tourne autour de 37,5 °C. Après le décès, elle chute lentement jusqu’à atteindre la température ambiante.

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
  • Funeral Services
CONT

Cooling of bodies: ... Bodies should be cooled at 4-6 °C. Only when long-term storage is foreseen, bodies should be kept at sub-zero temperatures (-14 °C) and allowed to warm to 4-6 °C before examination ...

Key term(s)
  • cooling of bodies
  • cooling of dead bodies

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
  • Pompes funèbres
CONT

Réfrigération des corps : [...] Les cadavres doivent être conservés à 4 - 6 °C. Ils ne doivent être conservés à des températures inférieures à zéro (-14 °C) qu'en prévision d'un stockage à long terme et, dans ce cas, replacés à une température comprise entre 4 et 6 °C avant d'être examinés.

Key term(s)
  • réfrigération de cadavres

Spanish

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