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How does one get this chance?

by nojs 2y ago

stephenitis 2y ago
I watched a fullautopsy in a theater high school at the Walter Reed National Military, followed by an open heart surgery. I'm sure there are videos of this. Beware it's a lot they pick apart the human body.
- ProllyInfamous 2y ago
  >it's a lot they pick apart the human body. The chest opener is one of the scarier physical tools within surgery... "ca-RACK-k-k-k-KK"
ProllyInfamous 2y ago
Multiple options, including: attend medical school; become employed by an anatomy farm. As for "chance of being hacked apart," anybody can donate their cadaver to science — most facilities require prior enrollment and will recover the corpse, nationwide. You might end up sold into scientific experimentation... if you're morbidly obese (e.g.) you won't be used for student anatomy (if you care).
- salad-tycoon 2y ago
  And one example of scientific experiment is being left out on an open field to study how cadavers decompose when exposed to “the elements” wind/rain/sun/bugs/birds/wolves etc to help solve crime scenes. You can look up forensic anthropologists and body farms for more info. Not my cup of tea, personally, but my ultimate point is you might get used in something you disagree with. Look into the history of cell lines used in medicine for some of the controversy and perpetual pain for surviving family members, as an example.
- latentsea 2y ago
  What, pray tell, is an "anatomy farm"!???
  - ProllyInfamous 2y ago
    Where donated cadavers go to rot, exposed to the elements; typically observed for scientific/forensic learning purposes.
gojomo 2y ago
You may be able to find a local community college course that offers free/cheap observation or participation in human cadaver dissection. This 2022 LessWrong post mentions a $60 5-hour option at the Sf Bay Area's Merritt College (in Oakland): https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/5PBWgHiCiiJHjPRSn/what-it-s-like-to-dissect-a-cadaver https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/5PBWgHiCiiJHjPRSn/what-it-s-...

How does one get this chance?

by nojs 2y ago

How does one get this chance?

I watched a fullautopsy in a theater high school at the Walter Reed National Military, followed by an open heart surgery. I'm sure there are videos of this. Beware it's a lot they pick apart the human body.

ProllyInfamous 2y ago
>it's a lot they pick apart the human body. The chest opener is one of the scarier physical tools within surgery... "ca-RACK-k-k-k-KK"

ProllyInfamous 2y ago

Multiple options, including: attend medical school; become employed by an anatomy farm. As for "chance of being hacked apart," anybody can donate their cadaver to science — most facilities require prior enrollment and will recover the corpse, nationwide. You might end up sold into scientific experimentation... if you're morbidly obese (e.g.) you won't be used for student anatomy (if you care).

salad-tycoon 2y ago
And one example of scientific experiment is being left out on an open field to study how cadavers decompose when exposed to “the elements” wind/rain/sun/bugs/birds/wolves etc to help solve crime scenes. You can look up forensic anthropologists and body farms for more info. Not my cup of tea, personally, but my ultimate point is you might get used in something you disagree with. Look into the history of cell lines used in medicine for some of the controversy and perpetual pain for surviving family members, as an example.
latentsea 2y ago
What, pray tell, is an "anatomy farm"!???
- ProllyInfamous 2y ago
  Where donated cadavers go to rot, exposed to the elements; typically observed for scientific/forensic learning purposes.

gojomo 2y ago

You may be able to find a local community college course that offers free/cheap observation or participation in human cadaver dissection. This 2022 LessWrong post mentions a $60 5-hour option at the Sf Bay Area's Merritt College (in Oakland): https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/5PBWgHiCiiJHjPRSn/what-it-s-like-to-dissect-a-cadaver https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/5PBWgHiCiiJHjPRSn/what-it-s-...