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OPERATIONS MORGUE [1 record]

Record 1 2012-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
  • Funeral Services
  • Law of Evidence
DEF

A process that involves a series of post-mortem operations implemented for processing recovered dead bodies and human remains.

OBS

The mortuary process includes medico-legal death investigation, notification of families, storage of remains, paperwork on the bodies and human remains including documents prepared on-site and official files and reports and funeral services.

OBS

mortuary process; morgue operations: terms and definition standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
  • Pompes funèbres
  • Droit de la preuve
DEF

Processus qui comprend une série d'opérations post mortem qui sont menées relativement à la gestion des corps et des restes humains récupérés.

OBS

Le processus mortuaire comporte l'investigation médico-légale, la notification des familles, l'entreposage des dépouilles, la documentation y compris les documents remplis sur le lieu d'incident ainsi que les rapports et les dossiers officiels et les services funéraires.

OBS

processus mortuaire; opérations de la morgue : termes et définition normalisés par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

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