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12.0. Post Mortem
Special procedures are to be followed to prevent accidental inoculation of neural tissue or inhalation of homogenised neural tissue. See National Guidelines below.
- Only trained staff should undertake necessary autopsies.
- It is recommended that only three people are present: the pathologist, the technician and a circulating assistant.
- Proper personal protection will be worn.
- For examinations restricted to the brain, wadding is used to soak up CSF, blood and loose brain tissue. Sawing is performed in a plastic bag.
- The bag acts as a receptacle for bone dust.
- Full scale autopsies must be done in an approved designated suite.
- Bodies are placed in waterproof body bag and any wadding used is left in the bag.
- Samples should be labelled high-risk.
- After performing the autopsy, clean surfaces with 20,000 ppm free chlorine solution left for one hour.
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