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Should always be utilized to insure that adequate documentation is obtained. Pathologists will be challenged by expert witnesses available to the defendant, be it a person, hospital, or medical malpractice allegations, at the time of subsequent litigation. A completely prepared autopsy report should allow, the gathering of as much documentary evidence as possible. With the recognition that external & internal findings commonly are the most important part of the medicolegal autopsy, it becomes immediately obvious that such evidence is perishable and frequently distorted by the autopsy. Consequently, we cannot overemphasize the necessity to preserve the appearance of any and all injuries prior to and during the course of the autopsy.
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