How would professional medical persons describe this behavior of the hospital leaving the body stuck with IC and to be noticed two days later when the body was collected from a mortuary. Does this warrant a legal action?
2007-03-17 03:38:09 · 3 answers · asked by Saeeda KM 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
I have embalmed thousands of bodies, and most probably 1/2 of them still had lines, feeding tubes, central lines and drainage tubes attached. The hospitals rarely remove these items post-mortem, so no, a legal action is not warranted, as this happens every day.
2007-03-17 11:03:49 · answer #1 · answered by Reagan 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, as people are buried everyday with pacemakers, artificial parts, etc still intact. Yes, It is disrespectful; but a lawsuit is excessive. Our MDAs use lines to support a body during an organ harvest. The coroner/funeral home will remove them during the body preparation.
2007-03-17 10:55:01 · answer #2 · answered by J W 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
typically the hospital leaves all lines in until the coroner examinates the body. The coroner and not the hospital typically removes these.
2007-03-17 10:43:14 · answer #3 · answered by Daniel B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋