Recommendations of the Polish Society of Forensic Medicine and Criminology and National Consultant for forensic medicine with regard to performing forensic post-mortem examinations in case of confirmed COVID-19 disease and suspected SARS CoV-2 infections

Wersja 2.0 (30.03.2020)

Przedstawione zalecenia dotyczące procedur, parametrów technicznych sal sekcyjnych oraz poziomu zabezpieczeń indywidualnych zostały opracowane z uwzględnieniem aktualnych wytycznych:
• zaleceń amerykańskiego Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-postmortem-specimens.html,
• wskazówek The Royal College of Pathologists (Briefing on COVID-19 – autopsy practice) oraz doniesień Hanley B, Lucas SB, Youd E, et al. Autopsy in suspected COVID-19 cases. J Clin Pathol 2020 [Epub ahead of print]. doi: 10.1136/jclinpath-2020-206522,
• zaleceń European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Considerations related to the safe handling of bodies of deceased persons with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. ECDC, Stockholm 2020: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/COVID-19-safe-handling-of-bodies-or-persons-dying-from-COVID19.pdf
• doniesienia Mao D, Zhou N, Zheng D. Guide to the Forensic Pathology Practice on Death Cases Related to 2019 Novel Coronavirus Diseases (COVID-19). J Forensic Med 2020; 36: 6-15 (trial draft). doi: 10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2020.01.003,
• przewodnika FAHZU (The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine) COVID-19 – zapobieganie i leczenie, Fundacja Jacka Ma, polska wersja Wydawnictwo Medyczne Alfa Medica Press): https://www.alfamedica.pl/images/pdf/covid-19-wersja-iv_pl_2020_03_27.pdf
• zaleceń włoskiego oddziału International Academy of Pathology oraz Włoskiego Towarzystwa Patologów (Fineschi V, Aprile A, Aquila I, et al. Management of the corpse with suspect, probable or confirmed COVID-19 respiratory infection – Italian interim recommendations for personnel potentially exposed to material from corpses, including body fluids, in morgue structures and during autopsy practice. Pathologica, Epub 2020 Mar 26. https://doi.org/10.32074/1591-951X-13-20),
• noty technicznej European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC Considerations related to the safe handling of bodies of deceased persons with suspected or confirmed COVID-19): https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/COVID-19-safe-handling-of-bodies-or-persons-dying-from-COVID19.pdf,
• dokumentu Health and Safety Executive (Managing infection risks when handling the deceased Guidance for the mortuary, post-mortem room and funeral premises, and during exhumation, HSG doc No. 283):...


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