Lax Leila
Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto.
J Biocommun. 2021 Aug 15;45(1):E15. doi: 10.5210/jbc.v45i1.10851. eCollection 2021.
Knowledge of the dark history and inherent ethical dilemmas of Pernkopf's atlas is essential to individual decisions on use. Seventy-five years after the Holocaust, the legacy of Pernkopf's Atlas of Topographical and Applied Human Anatomy continues to unfold. Informed use of the atlas needs to be integrated in academia and in practice. This paper advocates for the adoption of The Vienna Protocol and improving informed use of the atlas by: (1) updating and inserting an information letter in as many volumes as possible, so that the history can be known before use; (2) conducting and publishing a research study within the medical art community, to examine knowledge of the history of the atlas and elevate awareness; and (3) creating a museum archive and permanent exhibition of the original anatomical illustrations, to document historical facts, disseminate visual evidence, and illuminate embedded controversies. Moving towards informed use, in these ways, provides opportunities for continued ethical discourse, personal reflection and future Holocaust education. Through informed use we memorialize and pay tribute to the Nazi victims portrayed in the atlas.
了解佩恩科夫人体解剖图谱的黑暗历史和内在伦理困境对于个人使用该图谱的决策至关重要。大屠杀过去75年后，佩恩科夫的《人体局部解剖学与应用解剖学图谱》的影响仍在持续显现。在学术界和实践中，都需要对该图谱进行明智的使用。本文主张采用《维也纳议定书》，并通过以下方式改善对该图谱的明智使用：（1）尽可能多地更新并插入信息说明，以便在使用前了解其历史；（2）在医学艺术界开展并发表一项研究，以考察对该图谱历史的了解情况并提高认识；（3）创建一个博物馆档案库并举办原始解剖插图的永久展览，以记录历史事实、传播视觉证据并阐明其中蕴含的争议。以这些方式迈向明智使用，为持续的伦理讨论、个人反思以及未来的大屠杀教育提供了机会。通过明智使用，我们纪念并缅怀该图谱中描绘的纳粹受害者。
