My beloved autopsy ward, the product of hospital architects Inspected and approved by the College of American Pathologists Adjacent to the morgue and behind the administrative receptionist Kept under lock and key, available only to us morbid scientists… Two stationary MedRax® dissection slabs and a moveable body hoist Their stainless steel plating scrubbed, sanitized, and still moist The tables are set at regulation height to avoid unnecessary strain Disinfected water pumps and aspirators wash debris down the drain… White tiled walls…epoxy sealed floor Adequate overhead lighting…to grossly explore Tools of the trade…filed away in drawers 10,000 square feet…of legally sanctioned gore Morgue design, of the most practical kind Dictates the efficient dissection of your fellow mankind The layout of the autopsy ward should be nefariously refined And elevate necropsy to an art, for those so inclined… Air conditioning design and primary system ventilation Enable complete aeration of formaldehyde fixative in dissection stations The ventilation hoods and exhaust design steal the odor of putrefaction And are in accordance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration… Cabinet space…for microbiological supplies Medical twine…for the closure stitches I tie Bone saw whine…a postmortem lullaby Dictation equipment…court records to testify For my Stryker® saw, disassembled and cleaned I pen this requiem, in honor of the remains it’s seen For my Stubenhauer® scalpel, sharpened and honed I compose this sonata, for the autopsies it’s performed… The whiteboard conveniently located next to the hanging organ scale Lists charts lucubrately completed with organ weights and interesting details Close by, the x-ray facility and the many knobs and dials it entails Will ensure, with accurate forensics, that diagnostic truth shall prevail… The adjoining dressing room houses lockers and showers So that medical personnel will be routinely scrubbed and scoured Hands are cleansed with Iodophor soap; germs are devoured Surfaces are soaked with phenol-based detergents at any given hour… Pressured Autoclaves…cook instrument debris Disposal bins…full of pieces disembodied Spare flash bulbs…for body photography Specimen bags…hold paraffin-set tissue trophies The science of death…a morbid philosophy Death certificate pad…the coroner’s eulogy My beloved morgue…home of forensic pathology The autopsy suite…for life’s final catastrophesTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
