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What is post mortem care?

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Postmortem care

Definition

Postmortem care is the care provided to a patient immediately after death.

Purpose

Postmortem care serves several purposes, including:

preparing the patient for viewing by familyensuring proper identification of the patient prior to transportation to the morgue or funeral homeproviding appropriate disposition of patient's belongings

maintaining vital organs, if donation is planned

Precautions

Government regulations at both state and federal level require hospitals to establish policies and procedures to certify death; to identify potential donors; and to care for a body after death. If organ donation is anticipated, respiratory and circulatory support must be maintained until vital organs can be harvested. It must be clearly communicated to the family that the devices used to maintain organ perfusion no longer keep the patient alive, but are merely supporting the organs in anticipation of transplant.

Vital organs requiring support are:

heart
liver
lungs
kidneys
pancreas
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