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'''Autopsy''' | '''Autopsy''' was a mainstay of pathology... and is now a dying art. | ||
Fetal autopsy is dealt with in a separate article called ''[[fetal autopsy]]''. | |||
==Consent== | |||
===General=== | |||
In a hospital autopsy the most important thing is: ''proper consent''. | In a hospital autopsy the most important thing is: ''proper consent''. | ||
== | ===Who has authority?=== | ||
*Consent should be given by the ''executer of the estate''.<ref>URL: [http://www.docstoc.com/docs/51609856/CONSENT-FOR-AUTOPSY http://www.docstoc.com/docs/51609856/CONSENT-FOR-AUTOPSY]. Accessed on: 27 September 2010.</ref> | *Consent should be given by the ''executer of the estate''.<ref name=olduhnconsent>URL: [http://www.docstoc.com/docs/51609856/CONSENT-FOR-AUTOPSY http://www.docstoc.com/docs/51609856/CONSENT-FOR-AUTOPSY]. Accessed on: 27 September 2010.</ref> | ||
If the ''executer of the estate'' is not specified the hierarchy is as follows: | ====Hierarchy==== | ||
If the ''executer of the estate'' is not specified the hierarchy is as follows:<ref name=olduhnconsent/> | |||
#Spouse - by marriage (same sex ''or'' opposite sex) ''or'' by common-law ''or'' by together the parents of a child ''or'' by cohabitation agreement (in law). | #Spouse - by marriage (same sex ''or'' opposite sex) ''or'' by common-law ''or'' by together the parents of a child ''or'' by cohabitation agreement (in law). | ||
#If no spouse, any children 16+ years old, | #If no spouse, any children 16+ years old, | ||