Autopsy technician

Job Description

Autopsy technician work includes tasks such as preparing the autopsy suite, providing specimen containers for examination, moving bodies, and assisting the pathologist with various parts of the exam. This could involve responsibilities such as eviscerating and weighing organs as well as collecting toxicology samples.A forensic autopsy technician is responsible for providing technical assistance when diagnosing disease or trauma within the realm of medicolegal autopsies.Essential duties of forensic autopsy technicians may include:Positioning and photographing bodies and organs Opening and closing bodies Drawing and spinning blood samples Taking cultures Collecting latent and cast fingerprints Removing organs, tissues and fluids Performing diagnostic imaging activities, including body and dental x-rays Photographing and documenting wounds and areas of injury Preparing and preserving forensic evidence Collecting and preserving clothing, physical and biological evidence for forensic analysis Assisting forensic scientists in specialty forensic examinations, such as dental or anthropology examinations Preparing preliminary summaries of the deceaseds clinical history Maintaining detailed records of all collected evidence and examinations Overseeing the release of bodies to funeral homes

Keyskills :
surgical procedurespatient carevital signsmedical recordsfuneral homesblood samplespost-mortem examinationshospital