1Additional Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna
2Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Bihta
3Junior Resident, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna
4Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Katihar Medical College, Katihar
5Senior Resident, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna
*Corresponding Author Binay Kumar, Email: drbinayfmtaiimspatna@gmail.com, Mobile No.: 9431361973
Online published on 10 February, 2023.
The COVID-19 pandemicis the most burning health emergency worldwide now a days and all health professionals are called to give support in the diagnosis, treatment of patients and management of dead bodies affected by this disease. Different modes of transmission of corona virus is well established, however aerosol generating procedure has significant importance for mortuary during autopsy. The risk of infection can be minimized by using standard universal precautions for autopsy dissection procedure, applying high bio-safety levels, using negative pressure and laminar flow system for ventilation, UV irradiation for sterilization, virtual autopsy etc. The aim can be achieved by constructing the mortuary complex in more planned way like area division, ventilation planning, environmental disinfection, individual protection, autopsy procedure, virtual autopsy, preservation and transportation of dead body and waste disposal management. The present manuscript describes in detail about modern mortuary complex during the pandemic era of covid-19.
Covid-19, Ventilation, Virtual autopsy, BSL-3, Bio-safety
