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An autopsy (also known as a post-mortem examination or necropsy) is a medical investigation of a corpse to determine the cause of death.
The term "autopsy" derives from the Greek for "seeing with your own eyes". "Necropsy" is from the Greek for "seeing a dead body".
There are two types of autopsies:
The body is received at a medical examiner's office or hospital in a body bag or evidence sheet. A brand new body bag is used for each body, to ensure that only evidence from that body is contained within the bag. Evidence sheets are an alternate way to transport the body. An evidence sheet is a sterile sheet that the body is covered in when it is moved.
There are two levels of examination of the body, external and internal.
The person responsible for handling, moving, cleaning the body is often called a diener. When the body is received in a body bag, the body is first photographed. Then the examiner notes the clothes and the position of the clothes on the body before they are removed. Then evidences like gun powder residue, paint flakes etc are collected from the external surfaces of the body. Samples of hair, finger nails etc are taken at this stage. Sometimes special Ultraviolet radiation is used to search the body for evidence that may not easily visible to the naked eye. The body may also be X-rayed at this stage.
Once the evidence is collected, the body is removed from the bag, undressed and the wounds if any are examined. This is followed by cleaning the body for the actual examination. After the body is cleaned, it is weighed and measured before being placed on the autopsy table. A plastic or rubberThis article is about the material rubber, for other uses see Rubber (disambiguation Rubber is an elastic hydrocarbon polymer which occurs as a milky emulsion (known as latex) in the sap of a number of plants but can also be produced synthetically. The ma brick called the body block is placed under the back of the corpse causing the chest to protrude forward and making it easier to cut open. Then a general description of the body with regards to raceThis article is about race as a concept of intraspecies classification. For the many types of competitive sport, see racing. FBI identifies fugitives by photographs, physical features, occupation, nationality, and race. From left to right, the FBI identif, sex, hair color and length, eye color, age, and identifying features is recorded. A handheld voice recorder or a standard exam form is normally used to record this information.
The internal examination consists of inspecting the internal organs of the body for evidence of traumaIn medicine, a trauma patient has suffered serious and life-threatening physical injury resulting in secondary complications such as shock, respiratory failure and death. Trauma patients require specialized care including surgery and often blood transfusi or other indications of the cause of death. For the internal examination, a large and deep Y-shaped incision is made from shoulder to shoulder meeting at the breast bone extending all the way down to the pubic bone . The skinThis article is about skin in the biological sense. For other uses of skin see skin (computing) and skinhead. Regarding exposure of the skin to be seen by others, or prevention of this, see nudity, nudism, modesty, clothing. Fruits such as oranges also ha, muscles and soft tissueIn medicine, the term soft tissue refers to tissues that connect, support, or surround other structures and organs of the body. Soft tissue includes muscles, tendons (bands of fiber that connect muscles to bones), fibrous tissues, fat, blood vessels, nervs are then peeled back using a scalpelA scalpel is a very sharp knife used for surgery as well as various arts and crafts. Scalpels can have a fixed blade, or a disposable blade. The blades on scalpels are extremely sharp, merely touching a medical scalpel with bare hands to test it, will cut. Then the upper chest portion is pulled up over the face, exposing the ribcage and neck muscles. Two incisions are then made on each side of the ribcage to pull the ribcage from the skeleton after dissecting the tissue behind it with a scalpel.
At this stage all the organs are exposed. Then a series of cuts are made so that the organs can be detached and pulled out in one piece for further inspection and sampling. The various organs are examined, weighed and tissue samples in the form of slices are taken. Even major blood vessels are cut open and inspected at this stage. Next the stomach and its contents are examined and weighed. This could be useful to find the cause and time of death.
To examine the brain, a cut is made from behind one ear, across the forehead, to the other ear and around. The scalp is pulled away from the skull in two flaps with the front flap going over the face and the rear flap over the back of the neck. The skull is then cut with an electric saw to create a "cap" that can be pulled off, exposing the brain. The dura - the soft tissue membrane that covers the brain remains attached to the "cap". The brain's connection to the spinal cord is severed, and the brain can then be easily lifted out of the skull for examination.
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