Toronto- When a child dies, there is a great deal of pressure to ensure that the following cause of death autopsy is performed accurately and in a timely fashion.

System Revised And A New Standard Is Being Instituted

Toronto- When a child dies, there is a great deal of pressure to ensure that the following cause of death autopsy is performed accurately and in a timely fashion.

The province of Ontario and the Chief Coroner’s office, along with the University of Ottawa Heart Institute are developing new standards for conducting autopsies, and the cooperation in developing new standards will assist in ensuring grieving families with information.

It is also hoped that the new standards will help identify possible fatal conditions that may be placing other family members at possible risk, and in this way possibly save lives before they are actually threatened.

The model being developed by Ontario is likely to be examined and possibly adopted Canada wide.

The current autopsy standards are not bad, but the new standards will address areas that it may be possible to miss details, or in areas where special care is recommended.

“Parents who have lost a child want to know if their other children are at risk, the new standards will help give these grieving parents some of these answers,” said Dr. Michael Gollob.

Dr. Gollob is the director of the Inherited Arrhythimia Clinic of Ontario, and a principal supporter and advocate of the new autopsy standards being developed.