Patient may appear to be dead. 24–26 °C (75.2–78.8 °F) or less – Death usually occurs due to irregular heart beat or respiratory arrest; however, some patients have been known to survive with body temperatures as low as 14.2 °C (57.6 °F).
Explanation:
Algor mortis is the second stage of death.
Glaister equation is used to determine the time elapsed since death which is
[tex]Time = \frac{98.4 - rectal temperature}{1.5} \\\\Time = \frac{98.4 - 80.4}{1.5} \\\\Time = 12 hrs[/tex]
Therefore, it has been 12 hours since the person is dead.
