Newer techniques to prevent infection in medico-legal autopsies for Covid-19 positive dead Kislov M. A.1, Chauhan M2*, Frishons J.3, Krupin K. N.4, Zhiganova M. S.5 1Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, I.M. Sechenov (Sechenov University) Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia, 119991 2Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Government Medical College & Hospital, Sector 32B, Chandigarh-160030, India 3Laboratory Assistant, Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University and St. Anne University Hospital in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic, 66299 4Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, I.M. Sechenov (Sechenov University) Ministry of Health of Russia119991 5Student, First Moscow State Medical University, I.M. Sechenov (Sechenov University) Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia, 119991 *Corresponding Author: Dr Mohit Chauhan, MBBS; MD; DHM Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Government Medical College & Hospital, Sector-32B, Chandigarh-160030, India, Email: maahi474@gmail.com, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-5149
Online Published on 22 December, 2021. Abstract The risk of infection to health care providers by novel corona virus is a grave threat, worldwide. Aerosol that is generated during the autopsy of a CoVid-19 positive dead is even more serious in this regard. The personal safety gears significantly reduce the chances of infection by protecting various mucus membranes and airways. We reviewed for the techniques that can completely obviate the exposure of medical personnel in autopsies required owing medico-legal bearing in a CoVid-19 positive dead. Echopsy and minimal invasive autopsy are the novel and promising techniques, other than non-invasive ones like virtopsy and ultrasound in ensuring the safety and quality of work in medico-legal post mortem examinations. Top Keywords Echopsy, Virtopsy, Tissue Biopsy, Medico-Legal Autopsy, CoVid-19 dead. Top |