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During post-mortem inspection, a funeral director notes that pressing firmly with a thumb on hypostatic patches (Livores) causes complete blanching, but after shifting the body onto its back, new patches form on the dorsal side while anterior patches fade completely. What does this indicate regarding post-mortem interval (Todeszeitpunkt)?

The post-mortem interval is under 6 hours, where Livores are both fully blanchable (wegdrückbar) and fully shiftable (vollständig umlagerbar) The post-mortem interval is between 24 and 48 hours, where Livores become permanently fixed within vascular beds The deceased has entered advanced autolysis where erythrocyte hemolysis prevents any physical pigment relocation The vascular system has suffered irreversible microvascular thrombosis completely locking blood in the dermal capillaries

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The post-mortem interval is under 6 hours, where Livores are both fully blanchable (wegdrückbar) and fully shiftable (vollständig umlagerbar)

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