Introduction
The definition of an autopsy
Examining a body before burying it
What law regulates clinical autopsies?
Law 29/1980
When are clinical autopsies preformed?
After deaths from natural causes
When are forensic autopsies preformed?
Spanish legislation establishes that anatomical-clinical autopsy studies can only be carried out when?
When prior verification of death is established with a special medical certificate
The definition of necropsy
Who can autopsies be preformed by?
Appropriately qualified pathologists, along with other medical staff and qualified auxiliary staff
Where are clinical autopsies preformed?
In a hospital
Where are forensic autopsies preformed?
In a Forensic Anatomical Institute
A medical death certificate.
What are terms similar to autopsy?
Thanatopsia and postmortem examination
Why are regional pathology centers assigned to a some hospitals?
functions of a certain area are centralized geographically, with the aim of obtaining economic and scientific advantages in the field of autopsies in a single center of multiple resources.
How are clinical autopsies preformed?
The corpse is studied
How are forensic autopsies studied?
The corpse and what surrounds it are studied
What document collects legal information for family members or legal representatives?
a clinical autopsy authorization document
Name three functions of an autopsy technician
– Preparation of the autopsy.
− Carrying out certain phases of the autopsy.
− Collaboration with the pathologist in performing the autopsy.
− Identification of normality patterns in macroscopic anatomy.
− Identification of patterns of abnormality in macroscopic anatomy.
− Removal of tissues, prostheses, pacemakers and other devices.
How many articles are in Royal Decree 2230/82 that develops Law 29/1980?
Seven
What is the intention of a clinical autopsy?
To obtain information about the cause of death and the illness itself
What is the intention of a forensic autopsy?
To determine the cause of death, its forensical etiology (accidental, suicide, homicide) and the circumstances in which it occurred
Name three things a clinical autopsy request form includes.
Details of the deceased.
Information of the doctor requesting the autopsy.
Summary of medical history.
Suspected cause of death.
Existing biological risks.
Name all four places an autopsy technician can work
Human and veterinary pathological anatomy laboratories
Anatomical-forensic institutes.
Funeral homes.
Research laboratories.
What does article Article 353 state?
Autopsies will be carried out in a designated public place in each town or district, which includes a mortary.
However, the investigating judge may order, when he considers it convenient, that the operation be performed in another place or in the home of the deceased, if his family requests it, and this would not harm the success of the summary.
What royal decree states clinical autopsies may be performed when it is technically possible and there is a medical interest?
Royal Decree 2230/1982
What law states that in towns of less than 5,000 inhabitants, the mortuary may be used as an autopsy room?
Decree 2263/1974, of July 20
Name four things a final report must contain.
Fundamental cause of death.
Immediate cause of death.
Intermediate cause of death (if any).
Other processes contributing to death (if any).