Non-Traumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) affects approximately 30,000 individuals per year in the United States, with an annual incidence of 1 per 10,000.  In most populations primary non-traumatic SAH accounts for 5 to 9% of all strokes.  SAH as the result of aneurysms is about 10 to 11 per 100,000 populations in Western Countries, with somewhat higher frequencies in the United States and Finland and among the Asian countries, Japan.  It is lower in New Zealand and the other Scandinavian countries.

SUBARACNOID HEMORRHAGE, nontrauma

Early Postmortem Changes

In this article we will discuss the changes, which occur following death and how they relate to time of death. We will address changes to the body in the early postmortem period, which include rigor mortis, livor mortis, algor mortis, external appearance of the eyes, stomach contents, chemical changes within the vitreous humor, evidence of insect activity and scene investigation.
EARLY POSTMORTEM CHANGES