Forensic Medicine, Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh. E-mail: drajpatowary@gmail.com.
Autopsy, postmortem examination or necropsy are the synonyms used for the examination of the body after death to collect all the evidences needed by the law enforcing agencies in relation to the death of a person and mortuaries are the place for performing such examinations. However most of the mortuaries in our country are not up to the mark for this purpose resulting in hazards for the mortuary staff as well as erroneous recording of the evidences for want of proper facilities in the mortuaries. This paper is aimed at describing the required facilities in a scientifically designed mortuary along with the plan and building designs for a mortuary attached to a medical college as well as in a district hospital.
mortuary plan, scientific mortuary, mortuary building design, requirements in mortuary
