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Nah I can't see something like that without then satisfying the urge to understand everything I'd just seen. I don't have that kind of time (or desire tbh).
If you had the opportunity to attend an autopsy, would you?
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To be honest, I've found that both police and fire service are far more likely to be on scene first to jobs where having seen an autopsy could be some preparation. I see death regularly but normally go to those either still alive or recently deceased unlike the other services. It happens for me, but not as much as people probably expect.
I'm an Anatomical Pathology Technologist for the NHS so it's my job to do them. Well, I eviscerate and reconstruct and assist the pathologist. Essentially I'm the one that opens, removes and puts back, also take body fluid samples, I retrieve brain and spinal cord donations, eye retrievals etc.
I think it's fascinating and qualify next year (been in post 2 years). I would say Von Hagens shows are interesting but not that accurate to the sights of a real post mortem as the deceased have been plastinated.
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I think I saw that. Didn't he have a fat cadaver he cut horizontal head to toe to show fat tissue.
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I would love to go view an autopsy. How I would feel once I'm actually there I've no idea but I would like to think it's very educational and fascinating.
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Is it true a dead body can fart? Have you ever blamed a fart on a dead guy?Any questions I'm happy to help
I have attended a couple and they are fascinating. What struck me was when they opened the chest cavity it was exactly like a text book.My knees went a little wobbly when the brain was examined though. Overall, well worth the experience!
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I think probably not, ewww!
From my understanding bacteria are still active in the gut so burping and farting still happens when you're dead.
Well, the body often still has gases in it, so it could potentially fart I suppose, but not really with being moved about. I've certainly not had it happen impromptu. Burping and farting seems unlikely, but I suppose it's possible. People have a lot of ideas of what the dead do from rumour and tv/film. In reality they don't do a lot!
It's more common for gas to pass through the mouth when you move a deceased so sometimes you hear a groan as it passes through the vocal folds. That can be a bit eerie the first time you hear it!
It's more common for gas to pass through the mouth when you move a deceased so sometimes you hear a groan as it passes through the vocal folds. That can be a bit eerie the first time you hear it!
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It's funny you mention the groan. The last one my step dad was at did that. Apparently sitting the corpse up does it nearly every time.
Man of Honour
I went to the Mensche Museum in Berlin yesterday.
Anyway, I have been to an autopsy when I applied for the job as an assistant just to see how I would handle it - I was OK but I didn't get the job.
I deal with inquests and autopsy reports every day so I thought it would be a good step up.
I've also been in the cadaver room at Keele University a couple times with students.
Soldato
I wouldn't be seen dead at an autopsy.