A Study to Re-Design the Lay Out for Tertiary Level Health Care Mortuary

Abstract

Autopsy, post-mortem examination or necropsy is the synonyms used for the examination of the dead body
after death to collect all the necessary medicolegal evidences. The post-mortem examination is usually
conducted in place which is called mortuary. The mortuary conditions in India are very bad in terms of
infrastructure and facilities so they are not suitable to carry out scientific examination which results into
post-mortem artefacts. Lack of instruments, facilities like electricity, water and antiseptic agents poses
health hazards to mortuary attendant and doctors’ working in mortuary. This paper is aimed at describing
the required facilities in a scientifically designed mortuary along with modification in building designs of a
district hospital mortuary which is going to become a mortuary of new medical college to serve the purpose
of post-mortem examination along with teaching of doctors and nurses.