Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine
  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 42
  • Issue: 4

Improper disposal of human foetuses and uterus: A case of violation of biomedical waste management and handling rules in India

  • Author:
  • Ashok Kumar Rastogi1,, Bajrang K Singh2, Binay Kumar1, Prabhat Kumar1, Amrendra Kumar1
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 308 to 310

1Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India

2Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, MGM Medical College, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

*Corresponding Author Dr. Ashok Kumar Rastogi (Assistant Professor), Email: ashokforensic@yahoo.com, Mobile: +91-9300030477

Online published on 15 May, 2021.

Abstract

One sealed cardboard box containing 8 sealed plastic jars out of which 7 jars were containing human foetus of various gestational ages and one jar containing uterus with formalin preservatives and preserved foetus separately were received for examination at mortuary of forensic medicine department MGM medical college Indore (MP). As per the police history the card box was recovered Sirpur pond Indore.

Keywords

Foetus, Uterus, Gestational age, Formalin, Mortuary, Preservative, Human Anatomical Waste