I am a rookie forensic pathologist blooging my way through the first year on the cutting room floor. It's graphic in here-- there's blood and worse. Look away or read on: it's up to you.

Sunday, February 25, 2007

Knees

I don't know what you do, but in autopsy I always wear a gown and trauma boots. So your gown goes down to about an inch or two above the knee and your trauma boots go up to about an inch or two below the knee. And I don't know about you but I tend to really focus in on what I'm doing during the cases to the fairly complete exclusion of all else. You can imagine the consequences. Generally, at the end of the case, there is a moment where I look at my knees and try to decide: is that blood? bile? poop?... sheesh, what is that?