Shouldn't happen, but I'm sure it does these days. I think it would be
better for the Rellies if you turned round and went back to base
(undertakers charge a fortune to hump a body long-distance, and loved ones
could do without the hassle of making such arrangements).
This should not cause a problem with coroners' jurisdictions, because they
work on the basis of investigating a body lying within their area rather
than on the actual place of death. Legal Beagles may wish to comment !
I think the Coroners after the Marchioness disaster came to a decision about
where all of the bodies would be collected (in one jurisdiction only, to
save multiple inquests). Ken Hines knows the details of this.
Rob Cocks HK
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From: acad-ae-med-request
To: acadae messages
Subject: death in transfer
Date: Monday, December 21, 1998 8:36AM
I've just spent the weekend transferring ITU patients all over the North of
England (which was fun). However a (hypothetical) thought did occur to me.
If a patient died between units, should you carry on or return to the
sending hospital. Or even go to the nearest at the point where the patient
succumbed????
Oh, and for those further north than I, is it different if you are in
Scotland?
Simon Carley
Anaesthetics / Intensive Care
Stepping Hill Hospital
Stockport
England
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