COVID-19 instigates resurgence of ‘needless autopsies’ issue in India

COVID-19 has swamped the entire world and turned into a pandemic. Its high contagiousness compelled authorities to categorize all autopsies as ‘high risk’ considering the risk of exposure to the healthcare workers. In India, the Criminal Procedure Code authorizes investigating police officer to hold...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Parekh, Utsav, Kanchan, Tanuj
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Ltd and Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7365053/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32990601
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2020.102028
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Sumario:COVID-19 has swamped the entire world and turned into a pandemic. Its high contagiousness compelled authorities to categorize all autopsies as ‘high risk’ considering the risk of exposure to the healthcare workers. In India, the Criminal Procedure Code authorizes investigating police officer to hold an inquest into suspicious deaths. The present article draw attention towards the ‘needless autopsies’ in times of COVID-19 and emphasizes on causes and recommendations.

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