Dead on Arrival Testing Flowchart

Patient dies in
Start
ER/TRIAGE

ER/Triage Nurse
Informs Next of Kin YES
COVID-19 NO
Routine Processing of
and obtains consent case? Cadaver
for COVID-19 Testing

Refer to
Consent NO
Inform BHERT/CESU
BHERT/CESU for
Given? of denial
Cadaver Disposal

YES

ER/Triage Nurse
ER/Triage Nurse
informs Laboratory for
Prepares CIF
Cadaver Swabbing

ER/Triage Nurse
Informs Floater and
Follow Up on Sample
ICO and Researcher
Testing
of Death and provide
Details (See Note 1)
NO

ER/Triage Nurse
ER/Triage Nurse
Follows Up
Follows up on Sample Sample
YES Laboratory on
Sample Collection Collected Tested
Sample Testing and
and Testing
Results

NO YES

Follow up on ER/Triage Nurse

Laboratory for Follows Up ICO on
Sample Collection Results

Follow up on test Results

NO
results Released?

Note1: YES
Details required are:
1. Name ICO forwards test
2. Date of Birth results to Medical
3. Age: Records and Floater
4. PHIC Number
5. Final DX
6. Cause of Death
7. Date and Time of Death

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 Dead on Arrival Cadaver Management

Patient dies in
Start
ER/TRIAGE

ER/Triage Nurse
Informs Next of Kin of COVID-19 Routine Processing of
YES NO
Need for Immediate case? Cadaver
Burial or Cremation

Cadaver for NO
Cadaver for
Cremation? Immediate Burial

YES

Cadaver for
Cremation

ER/Triage Nurse ER/Triage Nurse

Informs Floater and Informs Floater and
ICO of decision for ICO of decision for
Cremation Direct Burial

ICO will Coordinate

with CESU; Floater
Floater will follow up
will Coordinate
and coordinate with
Cadaver Release with
funeral homes.
Funeral Homes (See
Note 1)

Note 1
For Cremation:
Cadaver NO
Monticello is the Crematorium
Released
Almeria is the Cadaver transporter
()09155092165)

For Direct Burial:

Almeria is the cadaver transporter
Funeral Home of Choice shall provide Floater will Inform
Coffin/Casket ICO that Cadaver
was Released

Floater will Follow up

ICO on Results of
Cadaver COVID-19
Test Results

Floater will Inform the

Floater shall follow up NO
Results YES
Next of Kin of the
the test results Released? COVID-19 Test
Results

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 Isolation Unit Cadaver Management Flowchart
For Suspect, Probable and Confirmed

ER/Triage Nurse
Informs Floater and
Patient dies in
Start ICO and Researcher
Isolation Unit
of Death and provide
Details (See Note 1)

Isolation Nurse
YES
Cadaver for Informs Next of Kin of
Cremation? Need for Immediate
Burial or Cremation

NO
Note1:
Details required are:
1. Name
2. Date of Birth
Cadaver for Cadaver for 3. Age:
Cremation Immediate Burial 4. PHIC Number
5. Final DX
6. Cause of Death
7. Date and Time of Death

Isolation Nurse Isolation Nurse

Informs Floater and Informs Floater and
ICO of decision for ICO of decision for
Cremation Direct Burial

ICO will Coordinate

with CESU; Floater
Floater will follow up
will Coordinate
and coordinate with
Cadaver Release with
funeral homes.
Funeral Homes (See
Note 2)

Floater Informs ICO

Cadaver
that Cadaver was YES NO
Released
Released

Confirmed YES
Case?

Note 2
For Cremation:
Monticello is the Crematorium NO
Almeria is the Cadaver transporter
()09155092165) Floater will Follow up
ICO on Results of
For Direct Burial: Cadaver COVID-19
Almeria is the cadaver transporter Test Results
Funeral Home of Choice shall provide
Coffin/Casket

Floater will Inform the

Floater shall follow up Results Next of Kin of the
NO YES
the test results Released? COVID-19 Test
Results

END