Which among the following is not known to cause delay in algor mois?
Correct Answer: Burns
Description: Algor mois is the cooling of body after death. Pontine hemorrhage, tetanus, asphyxial death, septicemia, sunstroke etc are causes for post moem caloricity. In case of burns, there is a loss of heat due to evaporation of fluids from the raw surface and hence causes | algor mois. Ref: Textbook of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by Narayan Reddy, Edition 23, Page - 124
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