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Autopsies/Donation/Other Flashcards

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A postmortem examination of the organs and tissues of a body to determine cause of death or pathological condition.

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Autopsy (Necropsy)

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  • Hospital
  • Medical Examiner (Medico-legal, Coroner, Forensic)
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Types of Autopsies

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  • Needs written permission
  • Concerned with cause of death
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Hospital Autopsies

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  • No permission required
  • Family can object, but that may not stop the autopsy
  • Concerned with cause of death
  • Mainly concerned wtih manner of death
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Medical Examiner Autopsy (Medico-legal, Corner, Forensic)

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  • Natural
  • Accident
  • Suicide
  • Homicide
  • Other/Undetermined
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Manner of Death

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Done whenever natural causes are unsual.

  • No limbs
  • Dehydration
  • Bed Sores
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Medical Examiner Autopsy

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Is an expert and a medical doctor.

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Medical Examiner

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Holds inquests.

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Coroner

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9
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Used rather than replacing the brain.

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Cotton (batting)

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Should be packed with cotton. The cranium should be cleaned and dried.

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Foramen Magnum

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  • Wiring between drilled holes
  • Calvarium clamps (more secure)
  • Adhesives
  • Three point hitch- suture
  • Treatment for babies
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Replace and Secure the Calvarium

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After calvarium is replaced, fill the line of the bone with:

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Incision Putty

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  • Baseball suture- best choice (right to left)
  • Whip suture
  • Intradermal suture (subcutaneous suture)- good for bald people, not ideal on other cases because it is not as tight of a suture.
  • Adhesives
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Suture- Autopsies (head)

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Arteries that should be used to inject autopsied cases.

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Common Carotid or External Iliacs

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  • Hypodermically (only after injection)- hypo-valve trocar (sides, buttox, genitals)
  • Surface- perservative jelly
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Treat unpreserved areas of the trunk

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Replace viscera in the plastic bag in the cavity.

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If a plastic bag was used

17
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Should be packed with batting cotton to fill out the neck.

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Trachea

18
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Removal of bone or soft tissue from the body.

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Exploratory Autopsy

19
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Removal of one or more organs from the body.

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Partial Autopsy

20
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A collaspe of a person who is eating, caused by asphyxiation that results from obstruction of the glottis by a food bolus. Because the signs are similar to those of a heart attack, such episodes are frequently mistaken for coronary occlusions.

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Cafe Coronary

21
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  • Anterior
  • Posterior
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Spinal Autopsy Types

22
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Small portion of the spine is removed via the stomach.

  • Closed after embalming
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Anterior Spinal Autopsy

23
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Autopsy of the spine from the back.

  • Closed before embalming
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Posterior Spinal Autopsy

24
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  • Internal
  • External
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Types of Inner Ear Procurement

25
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Creates problems with embalming.

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External Inner Ear Procurement

26
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Instrument used to remove the inner ear for procurement.

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Plug Cutter (attached to an electric drill)

27
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Generally the skin is removed from the nipple line area to mid-thigh on both the anterior and posterior sides of the body.

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Skin Procurement

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Instrument used to procure skin.

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Dermatone

29
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  • PVC pipe (outdated)
  • Wood/Cardboard
  • Corn Starch
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Replacements for Long Bone After Procurement

30
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Cannot be cremated

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PVC Pipe

31
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Can be cremated.

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Wood/Cardboard or Corn Starch

32
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The Uniform Anatomical Gift Act

  • A person cannot be released until the anatomical donation foundation gives permission.
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UAGA

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