Publicado por: DVD EDICIONES, S.L.ISBN: 84-95007-03-7 Edición: 2000”Las estrellas tienen el lenguaje de los párpados”Cincuenta años han pasado desde la publicación de estas dos primeras obras del escritor, dramaturgo, y por encima de todo, poeta Thomas Bernhard. Pese a haber nacido en la ciudad holandesa de Heerlen en el año 1931, será Austria el país donde pasará la mayor parte de la vida hasta su muerte, ocurrida en el año 1989 en la ciudad de Viena. Y será el alemán, la lengua enriquecida con el ingenio y la visión de uno de los poetas europeos más importantes del siglo XX. En este año 2008, LUX ATENEA WEBZINE se une a la celebración de este acontecimiento cultural con la publicación del artículo sobre sus libros “In Hora Mortis” y “Bajo el Hierro de la Luna
Rigor mortis: ˌri-gər-ˈmȯr-təs also chiefly British ˌrī-ˌgȯr- temporary rigidity of muscles occurring after death.Yup, rigor mortis is temporary but even after it passes, an undertaker will have to massage away remaining stiffness if the corpse is to be embalmed. But be careful; dead people aren't likely to inform you when the pressure becomes too great and breaking bones during this process is not unheard of."You'll know when you've accidentally broken a bone," we were told last night. "Because the body part will flex and rotate at odd angles. The sight of a break will usually make most new embalmers sick. It's just unnatural."Unlike flushing a corpse with the multitude of chemicals used in the embalming process, which is so close to Mother Nature that it is practically intuitive.So yes, I had class again last night. We were scheduled to cover the funerary and burial customs of ancient Rome. At this point do I even need to mention that this didn't happen? I have to g
Lividity: Dark purple coloration (not cyanosis) over dependent areas due to pooling of blood.Starts in 20-30 min as dull red patches then deepen in intensity and coalesce to form large areas of reddish-purple discoloration.Within 60min blood becomes in-coagulable due to the release of fibrinolysins.Clots may persist when the mass of clot is too large. Carbon monoxide poisoning or refrigeration soon may cause "cherry red“ or pink (methaemoglobin).After about 10-12 hours the lividity becomes "fixed" and repositioning the body, will result in a dual pattern of lividity since the primary distribution will not fade completely.The blanching of post mortem lividity by thumb pressure indicates that the lividity is not fully fixed. Distribution of lividity reflects the position at death.Contact pallor or pressure pallor. A supine corpse will display contact pallor over the shoulderblades, buttocks, calves, heels and location of firm fitting clothing
Most useful single indicator in first 24 hours. (in cool places only – not in tropic)No Oral or axillary temperature.per rectum or the intra-hepatic/sub-hepatic temperature an abdominal stab.clinical thermometer’s range is too small.A chemical thermometer 10-12" long with a range from 0-50o Celsius or digital probe thermometer is ideal.Normal Temp 35.9oC (96.7oF) to 37.2oC (99oF). The rectal temp is + 0.3oC (0.5F)Factors affecting.The "size" of the body. Fat slow..!Clothing and coveringsMovement and humidity of the air.Immersion in water.Clothed body will cool in air at the rate of about 1.5oC an hour for the first 6 hours & 1oC for the first 12h.
