Asking relatives for permission for a post mortem examination.

Asking relatives for permission for a post mortem examination.

This article discusses the possible aims, benefits, and also the content, format and timing of training in one specific aspect of clinical practice; how to request permission for post mortems.

Tesio catheters: findings in post-mortem examination.

Vascular access is still the 'Achilles heel' in the haemodialysis treatment. Access-related problems account for approximately 25% of hospitalizations in haemodialysis patients. In patients lacking a suitable vascular anatomy or presenting repeated a-v fistula thrombosis due to vascular problems and/or hypotension, a permanent central venous catheter can establish a reliable long-term vascular ...

Ethical issues in discussing post-mortem findings with relatives.

Traditionally, after the postmortem examination, Forensic Medicine Practitioner (FMP) explains the cause of death to the Inquirer in to Sudden Deaths (ISD) and to the relatives [1]. The FMP answers the questions of relatives and listen to their grievances. This has to be done within the legal framework of an inquest, the primary object of which is to ascertain the cause of death and circumstanc...

Post-Mortem Examination in a Case of Rifleshot Injury

hole immediately below the xiphoid cartilage, the skin around being much blackened by the discharge. On opening the chest the bullet was found to have passed slightly upwards through the pericardium to the spine. The right side of the heart was torn to rags, two vertebroe were completely disintegrated, and three ribs on either side broken close to their vertebral attachment. The spine was cut q...

A Gas Mask for Post-Mortem Work