Perubahan Otot Mayat Dengan Perannya Dalam Investigasi Kematian

dr. H. Taufik Suryadi Sp.F

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Murtaza
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Dara Puspita
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Abstrak
Kematian seseorang dapat diinvestigasi dengan melihat tanda-tanda kematian.
Salah satu tanda kematian adalah perubahan otot pada mayat. Perubahan otot ini
penting dipahami mengingat beberapa penyebab kematian dapat ditentukan
melalui hal tersebut, misalnya korban tenggelam atau bunuh diri didapatkan
adanya cardiac spasme. Perubahan pada otot mayat terdiri dari kaku mayat,
kejang mayat (cardiac spasme), dan relaksasi otot (relaksasi primer dan sekunder).
Aspek medikolegal perubahan otot pada mayat meliputi penentuan tanda
kematian, lama kematian, sebab atau cara kematian.
Kata kunci : perubahan otot pada mayat, lama kematian, sebab atau cara
kematian.

Changes in Muscle Corpses With His Role in Death Investigation
dr. H. Taufik Suryadi Sp.F
**,
Murtaza
*,
Dara Puspita
*

Abstract
The death of a person can be investigated by looking at the signs of death. One of
the signs of death is a change in the bodies muscle. Changes in muscle is
important to understand given the multiple causes of death can be determined by
it, such as drowning or suicide victim found the presence of cardiac spasm.
Changes in muscles composed of rigid bodies of dead bodies, corpses seizures
(cardiac spasm), and muscle relaxation (relaxation primary and secondary).
Medicolegal aspects of muscle changes in the bodies involves determining the
sign of death, time of death, cause or manner of death.
Keywords: muscle changes at the corpse, long dead, cause or manner of
death.