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This article is from the Autopsy - A Screenwriter's Guide FAQ, by Edward O. Uthman uthman@neosoft.com with numerous contributions by
others.
10 Finishing up (Autopsy - A Screenwriter's Guide)
After the funeral home has been called, the diener cleans up
the autopsy suite with a mop and bucket, and the prosector
finishes up the notes and/or dictation concerning the
findings of the "gross exam" (the part of the examination
done with the naked eye and not the microscope; this use of
the term "gross" is not a value judgement but a direct
German translation of "big" as opposed to "microscopic").
For some odd reason, many prosectors report increased
appetite after an autopsy, so the first thing they want to
do afterwards is grab a bite to eat. The whole procedure in
experienced hands, assuming a fairly straightforward case
and no interruptions, has taken about two hours. Complicated
cases requiring detailed explorations and special
dissections (e.g., exploring the bile ducts, removing the
eyes or spinal cord) may take up to four hours.
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