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Swab samples Nasal bodies of suspected Covid-19 cases should be collected to test for infection by the coronavirus in the emergency room before moving the body to the morgue, the icmr said.
In accordance with the Standard Guidelines for the medico-legal autopsy in Covid-19 deaths in India’, produced by the icmr Tuesday, if the Covid-19 report of the test is waiting, the dead body must not be released from the morgue until the final report is received and after the formalities, should be handed over to the district administration.
“It is advisable to collect samples of Nasopharyngeal swab at the department of emergency/casualty/ward/ICU, and should be sent to Covid-19 RT-PCR in all suspected cases prior to the transfer of the body to the morgue for preservation, if the same was not sent to her because of hospital course,” the guidelines said.
Asymptomatic infected persons and patients in incubation period may not meet the criteria for the diagnosis of suspected cases, but if you have possible epidemiological history, all the dead bodies, no reliable clinical-epidemiological history and all the unidentified corpses should be treated as suspects of Covid-19 deaths. “Cases-negative swab results should also be treated as suspects of Covid-19 deaths as a result of false negative is not uncommon,” the established standards.
In no time, more than two family members should be present near the body and they must maintain a distance of at least a meter from the body. The body should be identified through the plastic bag without opening the bag, and should be done in the presence of law enforcement agencies to enforce the law. “The body must be carried to the burial/cremation ground in the presence of law enforcement agencies to enforce the law, where not more than five family members of the deceased should be allowed,” he said.
In the case of burial, the top surface should be consolidated and applied. The body should be cremated in the crematorium electrical, whenever possible, so that the movement and manipulation of the body is minimum, the standards set. The religious rituals that require touching the body should be avoided, such as bathing, hugs and kisses of the dead bodies, the document said, adding that the ashes do not pose any risk and can be collected to perform the last rites. As the ideal of the depth of burial of corpses, the icmr said, according to the available literature and reports, the burial is carried out to a depth of six to eight feet.
During the autopsy or during the handling of the dead body, if someone accidental occupational exposure to body fluids or tissues of a Covid-19 patient, immediately, then, the entire exposed area should be washed with soap and water with a minimum contact time of 20 seconds. This should be followed by application of a 70 percent alcohol-based sanitizer. The exposed part of the clothing/ items must be disposed of in accordance with established practices. The matter should be reported to the hospital administration to evaluate the measures necessary, in consequence, the natives with the object added.
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