Course – Basic Autopsy Procedure

Welcome and Introduction

1-1 Safety and you

1-2 Personal protective equipment

1-3 Gown and gloves

1-4 Scalpels

1-5 Long knives. Needles.

1-6 Sharp ribs. Pacemakers.

1-7 Splashes. Take care of your back. Attitude.

2-1 Consents

2-2 Planning the case - Practical

2-3 Planning the case - Your mindset

2-4 Basic set-up: Safety and working space

2-5 Documentation.

3-1 Identifying the body. Obtaining samples.

4-1 External exam – introduction.

4-2 Skin - general

4-3 Feet

4-4 Lab: Here are your 5 patients to assess: Start with the feet

4-5 Legs

4-6 Lab: Your five patients – assess the legs

4-7 Genitals/groin

4-8 Lab: Your five patients – assess the genitals/groin

4-9 Abdomen

4-10 Lab: Your five patients – assess the abdomen

4-11 Chest

4-12 Vocabulary reminder

4-13 Lab: Your five patients – assess the chest

4-14 Neck

4-15 Lab: Your five patients – assess the neck

4-16 Head

4-17 Lab: Your five patients – assess the head

4-18 Arms

4-19 Lab: Your five patients – assess the arms

4-20 Back and buttocks

4-21 Decubitus ulcers – special comment – 1

4-22 Decubitus ulcers – special comment – 2

4-23 Decubitus ulcers – special comment – 3

4-24 Lab: Your five patients – assess the back and buttocks

4-25 Tip: Feedback

4-26 Lab: Summary activity

5-1 The skin incision - basics. Principles and practice.

6-1 From basic body access to internal survey.

7-1 Accessing the inside of the head (cranial cavity)

8-1 Various procedures and assessments

9-1 Various procedures

10-1 Removing the brain. Assessing the skull and dura. Pituitary.

11-1 Separating the organs - introduction

12-1 Standard sections

13-1 Various steps and (of course) safety!

14-1 After the work is done

Important! About the Assessment

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Assessment - Basic Autopsy Procedure

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