Autopsy Suite

My beloved autopsy ward, the product of hospitalarchitectsInspected and approved by the College of AmericanPathologistsAdjacent to the morgue and behind the administrativereceptionistKept under lock and key, available only to us morbidscientists...Two stationary MedRaxR dissection slabs and a moveablebody hoistTheir stainless steel plating scrubbed, sanitized, andstill moistThe tables are set at regulation height to avoidunnecessary strainDisinfected water pumps and aspirators wash debrisdown the drain...White tiled walls...epoxy sealed floorAdequate overhead lighting...to grossly exploreTools of the trade...filed away in drawers10,000 square feet...of legally sanctioned goreMorgue design, of the most practical kindDictates the efficient dissection of your fellowmankindThe layout of the autopsy ward should be nefariouslyrefinedAnd elevate necropsy to an art, for those so inclined...Air conditioning design and primary system ventilationEnable complete aeration of formaldehyde fixative indissection stationsThe ventilation hoods and exhaust design steal theodor of putrefactionAnd are in accordance with the Occupational Safety andHealth Administration...Cabinet space...for microbiological suppliesMedical twine...for the closure stitches I tieBone saw whine...a postmortem lullabyDictation equipment...court records to testifyFor my StrykerR saw, disassembled and cleanedI pen this requiem, in honor of the remains it's seenFor my StubenhauerR scalpel, sharpened and honedI compose this sonata, for the autopsies it'sperformed...The whiteboard conveniently located next to thehanging organ scaleLists charts lucubrately completed with organ weightsand interesting detailsClose by, the x-ray facility and the many knobs anddials it entailsWill ensure, with accurate forensics, that diagnostictruth shall prevail...The adjoining dressing room houses lockers and showersSo that medical personnel will be routinely scrubbedand scoured Hands are cleansed with Iodophor soap; germs aredevouredSurfaces are soaked with phenol-based detergents atany given hour...Pressured Autoclaves...cook instrument debrisDisposal bins...full of pieces disembodiedSpare flash bulbs...for body photographySpecimen bags...hold paraffin-set tissue trophiesThe science of death...a morbid philosophyDeath certificate pad...the coroner's eulogyMy beloved morgue...home of forensic pathologyThe autopsy suite...for life's final catastrophes