As the report contains technical language, it is suggested that you make a time with one of these doctors to discuss the report and any implications it may have for you or your family. During the consent discussion, the details of the person who is to receive the report will be recorded on the consent form. Once the post mortem or autopsy report is available, a copy will be posted to that person. Yes, provided you are the senior available next of kin or their delegate.
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On this page Post mortem or autopsy What is a post mortem? Is there more than one type of post mortem? How do I know if the person had a coronial or non-coronial post mortem?
Non-coronial post mortems Is consent required for a non-coronial post mortem? I am the senior available next of kin but in my culture it is not appropriate for me to make these decisions. Can someone else do it for me? What happens after consent is given for a post mortem? Can I consent to organs being retained for other purposes? Who conducts the post mortem? Will I have to pay for a post mortem examination? What happens at a post mortem?
Why would the pathologist need to retain organs? What happens after the post mortem? When and how will I find out the results of the post mortem? This fact is often publicized by the media if there is a high-profile homicide or suspicious death in your community. The answer lies largely in the backlog of the lab which processes autopsy samples, such as toxicology and histology samples, from the procedure. Because city, county, and state coroners and medical examiners usually contract with one or just a few labs to process their autopsy samplings, receiving final results can take a while when the lab has a high number of samples to perform.
This is especially true if you live in a highly populated metropolitan area. When Dr. Chundru performs a private autopsy for his clients, he has more options in terms of choosing a lab to process the autopsy samples than a city, county, or state coroner or medical examiner typically does.
Depending on your location, this may translate into Dr. Ultimately, this may provide you with a final autopsy report and the answers you desperately want faster than the average 6 week turnaround time. Chundru is available to perform a private autopsy anywhere in the United States. Even if a cause and manner of death is pending, most bodies are able to be released within 24 hours to 48 hours after examination to the funeral home chosen by the family.
Do I need to identify my loved ones at the Forensic Center? The Forensic Center does not have viewing facilities and identifications are usually performed at the scene. For more information, call the investigative staff at Do you need permission of the next of kin to perform an autopsy? Religious objections to an autopsy are handled with consultation on a case by case basis. What happens to personal property brought in with a body?
If personal effects are transported with a body, they are inventoried and turned over to the funeral home for return to the family.
Some personal effects are turned over to law enforcement. In the cases of homicides, most of the personal effects are turned over to law enforcement as evidence, unless law enforcement instructs our office to release a specific item to the family.
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