What is the worst thing you have ever seen on the job? This is one of the most common questions asked of Joseph Scott Morgan. Today on Body Bags, the professor breaks down the stages of decomposition while sharing his firsthand accounts of working the scene of bodies that have been decomposing in the heat from a day to a month or more. This is a can't miss episode that provides an up close look at those who deal with death and the very natural things that take place in every person when they die. Transcription Highlights 00:00:00 Introduction - What is the worst thing you have ever seen?00:03:45 Sensory Memories and human remains00:05:06 Talk about the "smell" of burning flesh00:09:25 Particular smells, burning tires00:15:25 Life and Death are natural00:20:18 Description of decomposing body in a bed00:25:07 Smelling coworkers for the smell of decomposition00:30:14 Different levels of decomposition00:35:38 Environmental temperature impacting decomposition00:40:36 Looking at decomposition hiding injury00:42:48 ConclusionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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