A protective device for performing cranial autopsies

J Towfighi; A F Roberts; N E Foster; A B Abt

doi:10.1016/0046-8177(89)90138-x

A protective device for performing cranial autopsies

Hum Pathol. 1989 Mar;20(3):288-9. doi: 10.1016/0046-8177(89)90138-x.

Authors

J Towfighi¹, A F Roberts, N E Foster, A B Abt

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology (Anatomic Pathology), Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey.

PMID: 2722177
DOI: 10.1016/0046-8177(89)90138-x

Abstract

An effective device for performing cranial autopsies is described. This device prevents the aerosolization of potentially infectious particulate material while opening the cranial vault.

MeSH terms

Autopsy / methods*
Head / pathology
Humans
Occupational Diseases / prevention & control*
Protective Devices*
Skull / pathology*