Autopsy

An autopsy is a medical dissection performed on a human cadaver to discover possible causes of death or to investigate the effects of disease or injury. Quotes Hodgkin created one of the first pathology specimen museums (now known as the "Gordon Museum" at Guy's Hospital, London) organized by systems for student and physician education. He was an important proponent of the autopsy and one of the first physicians to devote himself almost entirely to autopsy performance ... Stephen A. Geller in Hooper, Jody E. Williamson, Alex K. Chapter 1. A Short History of Human Dissection and the Autopsy 3–18 Autopsy in the 21st Century: Best Practices and Future Directions https://books.google.com/books?id=duN3DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA11 8 November 2018 Springer 978-3-319-98373-8 (quote from p. 11) Removing and examining the brain of a dead person does not go beyond the purview of standard autopsy procedure. Harvey, however, has been neither asked nor authorized to do what he does next to Einstein's body, nor does the Hippocratic oath endorse his actions. He saws off the head of the dead man and scoops out its contents. He holds the brain in his hand the way Hamlet held Yorick's skull. In these two and a half pounds of nerve tissue, he is certain, lies the key to understanding the greatest intellectual creative power. If it were possible to elicit the trade secret from this organ, he, the pathologist, would gain fame and honor. He decides to walk off with it and never give it back. Jürgen Neff in Einstein: A Biography https://books.google.com/books?id=B8K6n177ZwcC&pg=PA4 17 April 2007 Farrar, Straus and Giroux 978-1-4299-9738-6 4 ; translated from German by Shelley Frisch Autopsies are forbidden within the Islamic faith except when ordered by the Coroner. In these circumstances, the reasons why an autopsy is needed must be clearly explained to the family, due to religious sensitivities as already mentioned. If an autopsy is required, then the ritual preparations in care of the body will begin after. Jane E. Rutty in Rutty, Guy N. Religious Attitudes to Death: What Every Pathologist Needs to Know Essentials of Autopsy Practice: Volume 1 https://books.google.com/books?id=7XhHBAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q=ordered&f=false 6 December 2012 Springer Science & Business Media 978-1-4471-0699-9 External links Category:Health Category:Death