Autopsy room

Several circulars communications giving information, guidelines and recommendations have been expressed in recent months by many parties and in particular, as well as by numerous associations and scientific societies. COMFIT proposes its new brochure containing further information to take stock of the situation on primary and secondary protection barriers to be adopted in the autopsy room COVID-19 of Pathological Anatomy and Forensic Medicine for the safety of workers and the community in the case of autopsies on infected corpses Covid-19. The post mortem allows to collect important information of medical, diagnostic and scientific. Pathologists and forensic doctors normally perform autopsies of infected subjects whose state of infection is not always known, but the structures in which they operate very often are not suitable to guarantee the level of safety for staff and for the community required by current regulations, during an autopsy coronavirus infected body. Yet recent news reports show that there is a growing focus on safety in the autopsy room in the case of work activities in which there is a risk of exposure to biological agents, defined as any micro-organism even if genetically modified, cell culture and human endoparasite that could cause infections, allergies or intoxications. The risks inherent in the work carried out during an autopsy infected Covid-19 can be reasonably minimized through the adoption of appropriate behavioral protocols, the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and the use of suitable equipment (primary barriers ) in adequate security structures (secondary barriers) such as the Coronavirus Covid-19 autopsy room.