> The lack of respect shown to bodies is probably pervasive. There have been articles about it in the past, and it seems to be an issue in many universities aro

> The lack of respect shown to bodies is probably pervasive. There have been articles about it in the past, and it seems to be an issue in many universities around the world. Things like playing with body parts, making sexual comments, vulgar/inappropriate jokes, etc. A lot of that is probably because it is students dealing with cadavers, not people with more life experience. I have done occasional cadaver training as a paramedic. The company the agencies around here use is very adamant about respect. Things like: faces are wrapped for anonymity unless there's a need (which isn't often, we can train on intubation with just an opening in the bandage for the mouth area and appropriate tension on the bandage for moving the jaw/head), similar with other body parts (not just laid nude on a table). Information is provided on who the donor is, etc. The company pays for all burial/cremation/etc. costs for those donors. They will optimize to get the most "use" from the body, and after cremation, remains are sent to the next of kin along with a letter, a la, "Your loved one's donation helped: paramedics in Washington practice emergency airway management, surgeons in Colorado practice [procedure], XYZ practice hip replacement", etc.