Parekh Utsav, Kanchan Tanuj
Department of Forensic Medicine, Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat, India.
Department of Forensic Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India.
J Forensic Leg Med. 2020 Aug;74:102028. doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2020.102028. Epub 2020 Jul 16.
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.
新冠疫情席卷全球，演变成一场大流行病。鉴于医护人员面临暴露风险，其高传染性迫使当局将所有尸检归类为“高风险”。在印度，《刑事诉讼法》授权负责调查的警官对可疑死亡案件进行调查。本文提请关注新冠疫情期间的“不必要尸检”，并着重阐述其原因及提出建议。
