Farrukh Aziz Bhutta, Malik Shahid Shaukat, Niaz Ahmad Baluch.
An appraisal of mortuary facilities in district Multan.
Esculapio J Services Inst Med Sci Jan ;3(2):13-6.

Objective: To evaluate the mortuary facilities at various health centers in District Multan. Material and Methods: The study was conducted in district Multan at various rural health centers, Tehsil Head Quarter Hospital and Nishtar Medical College Multan. The total eight mortuaries and postmortem rooms were included in this study. The questionnaire was prepared to evaluate the present facilities, deficiencies, availability of skilled trained staff, and risk to the mortuary staff. The data was prepared to evaluate the present state of mortuaries & compare with a standard mortuary. Results: It was observed that most of the centers had poor facilities. All the centers except Nishtar Medical College, Multan had no trained skilled staff. All the mortuaries had no protective measures against hazards & accidents. The facility of portable X-Ray & staff vaccination was not present. Conclusion: It was concluded that lack of skilled technical staff, proper building & other facilities is leading to postmortem artifacts resulting in negative autopsies and injustice. The staff is at high risk.

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