Somebody died today. Are there any obvious clues on a corpse that would indicate Carbon Monoxide poisoning?

skin colour lip colour the whites of the eye will often of gone red the most obvious way of finding out is a blood test and post mortem strange question i have to say

Sometimes, a bluish cast to the skin around the mouth, very pale skin. Carbon monoxide causes death by asphixiation.

no, other than they'd look a bit pale.

No external signs at all. You would need a post-mortem to determine exact cause of death.

Doubt it, think they would have to do a post mortem.

i believe there would be a blueish ring around the mouth from suffication.

thats a tricky one.there isnt always an obvious first indication to carbon monoxide poisoning

Carbon monoxide is an oxygenator that bonds very tightly to hemoglobin, so the tissues cannot receive oxygen (because the blood won't let it go). For this reason someone who died this way looks very pink and healthy. It is very diagnostic. That, and a lack of any trauma.

Pink color or patchy coloration on parts of the body. The blood would be a bright red, the lungs congested and puffy, with pinkish frothy fluid in the upper air passages. Tiny haemorrhages on the surface of the brain 鈥?all of those and several other signs are entirely consistent with carbon monoxide poisoning.

the coroner will test their blood to check for any present carbon monoxide levels or lack of normal oxygen.

Although burns, singed facial hair, and oropharyngeal soot clearly suggest CO exposure, physical findings specific to CO poisoning are few.

The classic cherry-red skin and retinal discoloration is seen only with the most severe cases of CO poisoning, and it is generally a postmortem finding. The skin is most likely to be pale, cyanotic, or mottled because of hypoxia and cardiac depression.
Bright red retinal veins are a relatively sensitive and early but often overlooked finding in moderate-to-severe cases of CO poisoning. Ophthalmic examination may demonstrate flame-shaped retinal hemorrhages or papilledema.