Death and liminality: An ethnographic study of nursing home staff’s experiences in an encounter with the dead body
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DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2019.1648343
Abstract: Abstract This paper investigates nursing home staff’s experiences of the “final journey,” when a resident’s dead body is taken to the cold room. The account is based on data from ethnographic fieldwork in two nursing… read more here.
Keywords: nursing home; staff; home staff; staff experiences ... See more keywords
SARS-CoV-2 Transmission from Virus-Infected Dead Hamsters
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DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00411-22
Abstract: We found that SARS-CoV-2 could be transmitted from a dead body, presumably via postmortem gases. However, we also found that postmortem care, such as plugging the pharynx, nostrils, and rectum or embalming the corpse, could… read more here.
Keywords: dead body; care; transmission dead; sars cov ... See more keywords