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New £4.4m city mortuary to open | New £4.4m city mortuary to open |
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A new state mortuary, costing £4.4m, is to open at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast next week. | A new state mortuary, costing £4.4m, is to open at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast next week. |
It replaces one at Forster Green in the south of the city. | It replaces one at Forster Green in the south of the city. |
The mortuary will be used to carry out post mortem examinations where the cause of death is in doubt or is not known. | The mortuary will be used to carry out post mortem examinations where the cause of death is in doubt or is not known. |
It contains a room with special ventilation where the bodies of people who have died with infectious diseases like hepatitis or HIV can be examined. | |
The ventilation - together with protective clothing - will minimise the risk to staff. | The ventilation - together with protective clothing - will minimise the risk to staff. |
This room will also be used to examine people who have died in suspicious circumstances. | This room will also be used to examine people who have died in suspicious circumstances. |
DNA | DNA |
Afterwards, it can be washed down with disinfectant - to prevent DNA from one body contaminating another. | Afterwards, it can be washed down with disinfectant - to prevent DNA from one body contaminating another. |
The state pathologist, Dr Jack Crane, said the mortuary will be the best in the UK. | The state pathologist, Dr Jack Crane, said the mortuary will be the best in the UK. |
"It's unique in the UK in that we have not only an autopsy room where we conduct our routine cases, but we have a special dedicated room to conduct high risk and suspicious deaths," he said. | "It's unique in the UK in that we have not only an autopsy room where we conduct our routine cases, but we have a special dedicated room to conduct high risk and suspicious deaths," he said. |
About 1,500 post mortem examinations are expected to be carried out in the mortuary every year. | About 1,500 post mortem examinations are expected to be carried out in the mortuary every year. |
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