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Who is responsible for ensuring that all personnel on the autopsy team adhere to the procedures established in this SOP?
Who is responsible for ensuring that all personnel on the autopsy team adhere to the procedures established in this SOP?
True or false: All deaths that occur at BAMC are under the medicolegal jurisdiction of the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office.
True or false: All deaths that occur at BAMC are under the medicolegal jurisdiction of the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office.
False
Who has the responsibility to ensure that all personnel on the autopsy team adhere to the procedures established in this SOP?
Who has the responsibility to ensure that all personnel on the autopsy team adhere to the procedures established in this SOP?
The staff pathologist is responsible for ensuring that all personnel on the autopsy team adhere to the procedures established in this SOP.
The staff pathologist must review the SF 523 prior to beginning the autopsy - Answer: form
The staff pathologist must review the SF 523 prior to beginning the autopsy - Answer: form
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Where are autopsy photographs stored?
Where are autopsy photographs stored?
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Photographs are performed by ______ - Answer: BAMC medical photography
Photographs are performed by ______ - Answer: BAMC medical photography
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True or false: Autopsy assistants are responsible for ensuring that the autopsy suite is prepped and cleaned for each autopsy.
True or false: Autopsy assistants are responsible for ensuring that the autopsy suite is prepped and cleaned for each autopsy.
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Name two items that must be labeled with the unique autopsy number?
Name two items that must be labeled with the unique autopsy number?
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Personal effects should not accompany the body to the autopsy suite, per ______ - Answer: BAMC memo 40-01
Personal effects should not accompany the body to the autopsy suite, per ______ - Answer: BAMC memo 40-01
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True or false: Photographs must include a ruler labeled with the unique autopsy number.
True or false: Photographs must include a ruler labeled with the unique autopsy number.
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What is the source of jurisdiction for a death of an Active Duty Service Member or an individual transported to BAMC from another area of exclusive federal jurisdiction?
What is the source of jurisdiction for a death of an Active Duty Service Member or an individual transported to BAMC from another area of exclusive federal jurisdiction?
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What document is completed when the family requests an autopsy?
What document is completed when the family requests an autopsy?
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What is the purpose of the negative pressure in the autopsy suite?
What is the purpose of the negative pressure in the autopsy suite?
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True or false: Tissues collected during autopsy must include the anatomic site on the specimen container.
True or false: Tissues collected during autopsy must include the anatomic site on the specimen container.
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Tissue for microscopic examination should be labeled with the ______ - Answer: unique autopsy number
Tissue for microscopic examination should be labeled with the ______ - Answer: unique autopsy number
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What is the purpose of the Standard Form 523 (SF 523), Authorization for Autopsy (AP-HIS.A600)?
What is the purpose of the Standard Form 523 (SF 523), Authorization for Autopsy (AP-HIS.A600)?
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Final autopsy reports must include a ______ - Answer: verification of identification of the decedent
Final autopsy reports must include a ______ - Answer: verification of identification of the decedent
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What is the responsibility of the autopsy assistant?
What is the responsibility of the autopsy assistant?
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True or false: The staff pathologist must observe the entire autopsy if they are not directly performing it.
True or false: The staff pathologist must observe the entire autopsy if they are not directly performing it.
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What must be included in the final autopsy report?
What must be included in the final autopsy report?
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Study Notes
- Surgical pathology reports are finalized and entered into CoPathPlus within 48 hours of the completion of the case.
- Cases requiring consultations, special stains, levels, etc., should be finalized within one week.
- Cases requiring decalcification or electron microscopy (EM) and muscle and nerve biopsies should be completed within three weeks.
- To allow for retrieval of cases by diagnosis and other parameters, surgical pathology reports are entered directly into CoPathPlus (CPP).
- Autopsy reports and record retention are based on the final autopsy report, which is produced within 60 working days in 90% of the cases.
- Wet tissue from non-forensic cases is retained for at least 3 months after completion of the final report; wet tissue from forensic cases is retained indefinitely.
- Paraffin blocks are maintained for 10 years after completion of the final report.
- Glass slides are maintained for 10 years after completion of the final report.
- All pathology residents are required to keep track of the number of reports they complete.
- This is done in order to show proof of experience and to qualify for board certification.
- This record is kept for at least 10 years.
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