when people die in hospitals, what do they do with them? do they cover them up first, unhook the machines they're connected to, what??
2007-03-27 16:13:45 · 10 answers · asked by soccergrl4103 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
do they take the bodies out first?
2007-03-27 16:20:04 · update #1
oh no, elna w, im not asking because somebody died.. im writing a play and in it the girls family dies so i wanted to see what they did with them-theres a scene in which she walks in when they're already gone
2007-03-27 16:31:00 · update #2
once a patient has died they check the time. Unhook any instruments used (catheters-breathing tube etc...might not even have anything to unhook) they clean the body up and yes they do cover them. whatever the girls name said they don't....is wrong. I work in a hospital and they cover the bodies up after all the necessary jobs have been done. They then move the body as quickly as possible (of course only once the family has been in to see the body, ID their family member, a preist/rabbi or whatever has said their peace if thats what needs to be done and of course the Dr has done whatever it is he/she needs to do) to the hospital morgue. Then once the body is removed --and yes I have ridden in elevators with dead patients...they don't wait until after hours to move the bodies...like I said as quickly as possible. and they disinfect the room and get it ready for another patient.
2007-03-27 17:52:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a PROCESS that must be done before removing the body from the room. A Dr. MUST enunciate and chart time of death. The family is notified and allowed to come and mourn in the room. Usually as a courtesy, the body is cleaned and prepped for the family ( Wipe vomit, fecal matter, removing IVs & tubes, keeping the eyes moist and closed). The body is made to look somewhat at peace. As a rule of thumb, we do not like to keep the body on the floor too long as it upsets other patients and in addition, a private room is used for mourning (so if there was a room mate, we will remove one of them), Once all mourning and paperwork has been completed. The body is tagged, bagged and the undertaker takes it to the morgue (in the basement). The body either awaits autopsy or the funeral home to pick up down there.
2007-03-27 23:32:34 · answer #2 · answered by Jenny 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If a patient is close to dying in a hospital then the families are contacted so they can be with their loved one when they die. If the patient is on a cardiac monitor some of these machines have a privacy mode which turns off the screen at the bedside by at nursing station they can still monitor vitals unitl patient dies. If it is not equipped this way then you can just turn it off. If death is inevitable and the patient is on a ventilator then the family is consulted and between the family and doctor everyone agrees that patient should be allowed to pas away naturally. The ventilator is turned off and patient then dies. If the patient is not on any machines, family is called and they can be with their loved one until they die.
2007-03-27 23:27:08 · answer #3 · answered by Gary S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unhook the machines and remove them, clean up the deceased - the bladder and bowels release upon death. Close their eyes. Cover them except for their faces if there is family who want to see them. Let the family in to say good bye. Then the body is removed by staff to the morgue if it is in the hospital. If they are in a nursing home or private home the face is covered and a funeral home is called to remove the body to the funeral home for whatever treatment - cremation, embalming, dressing, placing in coffin, etc.
2007-03-27 23:23:28 · answer #4 · answered by ckswife 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They clean the room and unhook the machines. They cry and then they tell the family of the news and walk them to the room where their family died.
2007-03-27 23:18:39 · answer #5 · answered by Ma Dukes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What they did to my grandmother is
- cover with blanket
- tell us to do the admin paper work
- unhook the machines so that the dead person can be push to the area where they park the bodies.
- the nurse will start pushing away the equipment and prepare the bed for another bed by changing the sheets.
2007-03-27 23:39:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry you need to ask this question. I am not a medical person, but it depends on the procedures of that particular hospital. My guess would be that they remove them from whatever machines they are attached to. Then they would remove the body to the place in the hospital that can determine the cause of death. Depending on the results of those tests, they release the body to the family or law inforcement .
2007-03-27 23:27:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on the protocal of the state and hospitals, and if the family is present or not, and whether they have wishes or religious beliefs. Usually, if they are not present, they unhook them, cover them, them shoot them downstairs for cold storage, or the back of a wagon that is waiting to take them away. If you go out to your local hospital, you will usually see a loading dock with vans waiting to load, and the drivers standing around smoking and talking macabre with one another.
2007-03-27 23:23:28 · answer #8 · answered by careercollegestudent69 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they cover ther body or there face then they will unhook them, then they call the fAmily, then they will take them to where the family wants them sorta like ish
2007-03-27 23:21:41 · answer #9 · answered by Katie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you answered your know question,they unhook the machines check the time of death,,, no they dont cover them
2007-03-27 23:23:24 · answer #10 · answered by Green eyes 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋