Identification of Dead Bodies
Identification of dead bodies is a crucial process in forensic science, law enforcement, and disaster management. It involves several methods to establish the identity of an unknown deceased person.
1. Wrist band:- Proper identity wrist band of all dead bodies including neonates in any hospital mortuary is mandatory, so that no mix up occurs during handing over the bodies to the relatives authorized personnel. Such mix-ups are a great embarrassment for the hospital authorities. In fact, it may lead to legal complication for the hospital, clear instruction to all the concern to be issued. While packing the dead body in wards before sending to mortuary, proper identify wrist band to the applied, where name, age, hospital registration number etc. are clearly mentioned as given in death certificate.
2. Hand and footprints of neonates:- For neonates is advisable that in addition to wrist band having the particular of the child, mother’s particular should also be mentioned. In words, it is necessary to take hand and footprint on the case sheet. This is helpful in identification in a mix up situation.
3. Documentation:- It is essential for the Mortuary staff to verify and compare the name of the wrist band before entering the case in “mortuary record book” and keeping the body in cold storage.
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