MEDT220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Formaldehyde, Histology, Undressed
4 Oct 2017
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No medical training required, must have citizenship and residence. Medical doctor who has completed training in anatomical pathology and who has specialized in forensic pathology. Performs autopsies/post mortem examinations to determine the cause of death in order to identify the presence or absence of natural disease testifying in civil or criminal law cases. Extent of disease for which physician was treating the patient (normally occurs in hospital) Investigation of sudden, suspicious, accidental, unnatural or unusual deaths. Demonstrate external and internal abnormalities and describe injuries. Provide a full written report of autopsy findings. Labeling body is most important step in lab. Pathologist carefully examines clothing and notes any abnormalities. Pathologists make y shaped incision from shoulder to shoulder and down the stomach. Tissue layers are dissected to expose the internal organs. Each organ is weighed and examined for appropriate sections retained in formalin for histology and subsequent microscopic examination.
