Body Donation an “Anatomical Gift”
Keywords:
Body donation, Cadaver, Anatomy, Medical college, DissectionAbstract
Dissection of human cadavers forms an integral part of anatomy learning and research and it gives practical real feel, hands on experience for students and dissectors thus reducing the pitch for virtual dissection. Main source for cadaver for medical institute is unclaimed bodies and occasionally donated bodies to medical colleges. But the need of cadavers cannot be fulfilled of medical colleges are increasing. It is essential to increase the number of donated bodies to fulfil the requirement of the cadavers for medical colleges. To create the awareness about body donation various programs should be arranged by medical colleges with the help of electronic media. Paper media, NGO’s social workers.
Downloads
References
Stimec BV, Draskis M, Fasel H D. Cadaver procurement for anatomy teaching: legislative challenges in a treatment – related environment. Med Sci Low. 2010; 50: 45-49.
Ajita R, Singh Y I. Body donation and its relevance in anatomy learning. J Anat Soc. India. 2007; 56: 2-7.
Rokade SA Bahete B H. Body donation in India: a review. Int J Res Med Sci. 2013; 1(3): 173-177.
Rath G, Garg K. Inception of cadaver dissection and its relevance in present day scenario of medical education. Ind. J Med Asso. 2006; 104(6): 313-3.
Can be accessed at: http:// www.ganadarpanindia.org/article_1.htm.
Halperin EC.The poor, the Black and marginalized as the source of cadavers in United States anatomical education. Clin Anat. 2007; 20 (5): 489-95.
Anatomy Act 1832. Available at http://en. Wikipedia. org/wiki/Anatomy_Act_1832. Accessed on 28 April 2015.
Subramanium B V. Law in relation to medical men In Modi’s Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology. 22nd ed; Butterworths. New Delhi. Pp. 724 -727, 1999
Bourguet CC, Whittier W L, Taslitz N. Survey of educational roles of the faculty of anatomy departments. Clin Anat 1997; 10: 264-71.
Agthong S. Wiwanitkit V. Cadaver donation: a retrospective review at the King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital Bankok. The Southeast Asian Journal of tropical medicine and public health. 2002; 33(3): 166-7.
Bolt S, Venbrux E, Eisinga R Kuks J B, Veening J G, Gerrits P O. Motivation for body donation to science: more than an altruistic act. Ann Anat. 2010; 192(2): 70-4.
Armstrong G T. Age: an indicator of willingness to donate. J Transplant Coord. 1996; 6(4): 171-3.
Savulescu, J. (2003). Death, Us and Our Bodies: Personal Reflections. Journal of Medical Ethics, 29(3), 127-130.
Bolt S, Venbrux, E, Eisinga R. Kuks, J B M, Veening J G, Gerrits P O. Motivation for body donation to science: More than an altruistic act. Annals of Anatomy. 2010; 192(2): 70-74.
Armstrong G T. Age: an indicator of willingness to donate. J. Transplant Coord. 1996; 6(4): 171-3.
Bolt Eisinga. Personality and motivation for body donation. Anatomy. 2011; 193(2):112-17.
Alashek W. Ehtuish E, Elhabashi A, Emberish W, Mishra A. Reasons for unwillingness of Libyans to donate organs after Death. Libyans J Med. 2009; 4(3): 110-3.
Ranjan R, Jain A, Jha K. Evolution of awareness of voluntary body donation among hospital visiting population in Ujjan MP, Int J of Medical and applied sciences. 2014; 3(1): 116-21.
Sehiril U S, Saka E, Sarikaya O. Attitudes of Turkish anatomist towards cadaver donation. Clin Anat. 2004; 17(8): 677-81.
Ballala K, Shetty A, Malpe S B Knowledge, attitude and practices regarding whole body donation among medical professionals in a hospital in India. Anatomical Science Education. 2011; 4(3) 110-3.
Rokade S, Gaikwad AP, Joshi D S. Social awareness and attitudes about donation in Maharashtra. Unpublished data
Alashek W, Ehtuish E, Elhabashi A, Emberish W, Mishra A. Reasons for unwillingness of Libyans to donate organs after death. Libyans J Med. 2009; 4(3): 110-3.
Savulescu, J. Death, Us and Our Bodies: Personal Reflection. Journal of Medical Ethics.2003; 29(3): 127-130.
Patnaik V V G. Editorial. J Anat Soc. India. 2002; 50(2): 143-4.
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
