L2. From unclaimed bodies to consenting donors Flashcards
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L.O.
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- To describe the history of anatomy and body procurement at the University of Sydney
- To identify the legal instruments which enabled body procurement in the past
- To describe the practices which were legal under the original legislation and their impact on residents of public institutions
- To describe the characteristics of the individuals whose bodies were sent to the Medical School as unclaimed bodies
- To identify the key differences between past practice and contemporary standards for body procurement
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Body Donation in Australia and NZ
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- 19 donating programs, all universities
- ~1500 bodies used yearly over both countries
- Most bodies retained for 2 years.
- Consent age NZ = 16, Aus = 18
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Origin of Bodies across the world
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- Consenting donors
- Paid “donation”
- Purchased from third parties
- Unclaimed bodies
- Bodies of prisoners
- Imported from other countries
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Anatomy Act 1881 (NSW)
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- Modelled off Brititish Anatomy Act 1832
- Enabled precruement of unclaimed bodies from public institutions
- Limited anatomical examination by issuing liscences.
- Contained the first ‘decency’ clause
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Public Institutions
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- Hostitals
- Public assylums
- ‘Lunatic’ Assylums
- Morgues
- Waterfall sanitorium
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Public Assylums
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- Very early establishment via charity
- Initially focused on men
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Mental Assylums
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- Established very early
- Prior, many ill were incarcerated
1843 Dangerous Lunacy Act.
- Required certification by 2 medical experts.
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Lunacy act
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1878 Lunacy act defined insane people.
- Grounds for Insanity could be physical or moral.
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Unclaimed bodies
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- lack of family as immigrants or (ex-)convicts
- barriers of time & distance for notification of death
- language barriers
- Poverty or illness
- financial situation
- institutional discrimination
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USYD
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- 1883-1983 the USYD med school received >7000 bodies, many ex-convicts or immigrants
- Ranging from 0-110
