Waxed post-mortem thread

Made:
circa 2016
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Waxed post-mortem thread
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Waxed post-mortem thread
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Waxed post-mortem thread, used by pathologists to sew up the body after post mortem, collected from the Department of Cellular Pathology at the John Radcliffe Hospital, 2016.

Post-mortems are completed to establish cause of death on around 20 percent of people who die in Britain each year. After careful external inspection of the body, specialised tools are used to open it up to locate signs of disease or injury.

Equipment also protects the pathologist while they are working. While many of the tools and practices of post mortem have remained unchanged for years, digital imaging technologies are gradually being used to complete post-mortem examinations.

Details

Category:
Surgery
Object Number:
2016-468
Materials:
synthetic fibre and wax
type:
post-mortem thread
credit:
Gift of John Radcliffe Hospital