On or about: 01-08-08  11:03, Cindy Haglund did engage Roger Nelson
regarding, but not limited to: do they really help ?

 CH> 0n (08 Jan 08) Roger Nelson wrote to Cindy Haglund...
 
 CH> This is a morbid topic. If you don't want to read a morbid topic
 CH> please skip it by and that'll be fine.
 
 CH> The morbid topic is giving your body upon death to science.
 
 CH> I'm wondering if they have ever actually benefited mankind this way
 CH> other than teaching new medical students anatomy.
 
 CH> After the body functions cease much information is lost.
 
 RN> This isn't the only time you were right.  (-:

 CH> I know a lot can be learned but so far as I know nothing that isn't
 CH> known already while the person as alive, and the info never seems to
 CH> help anybody in the way of prevention/cure of common aliments.

 CH> I think the use of MRI's and other advanced diagnostics may well
 CH> replace actual autopsies. There are programs now for medical students
 CH> to study anatomy using computer graphics/virtual reality. Not the same
 CH> thing but I suppose it's easier and may attract more potential medical
 CH> students though eventually they DO have to deal with the real thing.
 CH> heh. There's no getting away from that.

The only cadaver that continues to benefit research AFAIK, is the convicted
murderer condemned to lethal injection. He signed his body to science,
where they froze him, and sliced his remains into cross sections. This
continues to trump the resolution of even a CT scan. Besides teaching
anatomy to students, bodies may be used to calibrate "crash test
dummies".

When dad departed last year, we found out his doctor lied to him about
donating his body to science. He was resolute in knowing that all the
mechanics of his remains would be taken care of, but we then found out only
remains weighing 175lb or less, and ones without a history of oncology were
acceptable. I doubt I could ever forgive his x-doctor, because dad even
returned from an "Are you sure?" visit with an affirmative
response from him.

 CH> I'm recalling a Open heart surgery film wherein the surgeon , after
 CH> the surgery held q/a session with those High School students who had
 CH> observed the surgery. One student asked: What is it you like least
 CH> about surgery.

 CH> The surgeon said: The smell.


 CH> Cindy



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