JPH10298001A - Treatment of corpse - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a human corpse to be treated by slightly requiring work and surely inhibiting oozing out of body fluids from a mouth, ears, a nose, etc., of the corpse by filling insides of the mouth, the ears, the nose, etc., of the corpse with a small amount of a specific high water-absorbing polymer. SOLUTION: Insides of a mouth, ears, a nose, etc., of a human corpse are filled with a small amount of a high water-absorbing polymer (e.g. a crosslinked material of a polyacrylate) capable of absorbing water of >=50 times of its empty weight and holding, such as a high water-absorbing polymer usually used as a throwaway diaper. Preferably, e.g. a method for charging a high water-absorbing polymer made to be fine powder passing through a sieve of 150 mesh into a syringe without being equipped with a needle, inserting the tip of the syringe into the mouth, ears, nose, etc., of the corpse and pushing an inner cylinder (piston) of the syringe, etc., is adopted as the method for filling insides of the mouth, ears, nose, etc., of the corpse with the polymer. Preferably. about 3 g into the mouth and respectively 1 g into left and right of nasal formen and ears are used as the injecting amounts of the high water- absorbing polymer. If an oozing out of the body fluids is observed, the polymer may additionally be injected.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[Industrial application] When humans die, body fluids such as ascites, blood, gastric juice, saliva, etc. may leak from the mouth, ears, nose, etc. of the body, depending on the cause of death.
It is necessary to take measures to prevent this leakage at hospitals and funeral homes. ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, leakage of a bodily fluid can be prevented very easily and effectively.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the event that a human dies, in order to prevent body fluid from leaking from the corpse, absorbent cotton has been conventionally stuffed into the mouth, and ear and nostrils have been similarly plugged with absorbent cotton. I have.

[0003]

However, in such conventional treatment methods, the effect of preventing leakage is not always sufficient, and the body fluid often leaks through absorbent cotton. In addition, since the absorbent cotton is densely packed, the mouth may swell and the expression of the deceased may become unnatural, or the absorbent cotton may be seen from the nose, thereby impairing the dignity of the deceased. further,
It took considerable effort to pack the cotton wool densely.

Accordingly, the method for treating a corpse of the present invention provides a method for reliably preventing the leakage of bodily fluids from the mouth, ears, nose, etc. of a human corpse with little effort. It was conceived for.

[0005]

According to the method for treating a corpse of the present invention, a superabsorbent polymer capable of absorbing and retaining water at least 50 times its own weight is placed in the mouth, ears, nose, etc. of a human corpse. Pack a small amount to prevent leakage of bodily fluids from the body.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The inventor of the present invention has focused on the fact that superabsorbent polymers used in disposable diapers in recent years are excellent in water absorption performance and retention of absorbed water, and have repeated studies. The present invention has been reached.

That is, the superabsorbent polymer is added to the mouth of a corpse,
If you put a small amount in your ears and nose and body fluids are secreted,
Since the superabsorbent polymer absorbs and retains body fluids, it is thought that leakage to the outside may be prevented, and granules of crosslinked sodium polyacrylate used as a superabsorbent polymer in disposable diapers are powdered. When a small amount was put into the mouth, ears, and nose of the corpse using a body funnel, it was confirmed that the body fluid was absorbed to prevent leakage. But,
Using a powder funnel to put the superabsorbent resin granules in the mouth, ears, and nose is easier than the method of packing absorbent cotton, but still requires some effort.

[0008] In view of this, it is thought that injection can be carried out in a liquid-like manner, the particle size of the superabsorbent polymer used is reduced, and the finely powdered superabsorbent polymer is filled into a syringe without a needle, and the tip is filled. After inserting it into the mouth, ears and nose of the body,
When the middle cylinder (piston) of the syringe was pressed, a certain amount of fine powder of the superabsorbent polymer popped out from the tip,
It has been found that it can be injected into the ear and nose very easily.

Furthermore, it has been found that not only the ease of injection but also the effect of preventing body fluid leakage has the following unexpected effects. That is, when the examples were repeated, leakage of bodily fluid from the mouth was sometimes observed when a coarse granular superabsorbent polymer was used. In some cases, body fluid leaked from the nose when placed only in the mouth.

On the other hand, when the superabsorbent polymer in the form of fine powder is injected using a syringe, not only was there no case where body fluid leaked from the mouth, but also when the polymer was injected into the mouth and the nose or ear was injected. No leakage of body fluid was observed. This is because, if the particle size of the superabsorbent polymer is large, the superabsorbent polymer may be unevenly distributed in the mouth depending on how it is inserted, and a portion that does not come into contact with body fluids may occur, whereas fine powder When the superabsorbent polymer in the form of is injected using a syringe,
It is considered that the fine powder of the superabsorbent polymer diffuses like a mist and adheres uniformly to the tissue of the inner wall of the oral cavity without any gap.

The superabsorbent polymers used in disposable diapers include crosslinked polyacrylates, crosslinked acrylic acid / acrylate copolymers, starch / acrylate graft copolymers, and starch. / Acrylonitrile graft copolymer, crosslinked polyethylene oxide, acrylate / vinyl alcohol copolymer and the like are known.

The type of the superabsorbent polymer used in the present invention is not particularly limited according to the principle of the present invention, and a polymer having a large water absorbing performance can be used as it is. By balance, crosslinked polyacrylates and crosslinked acrylic acid / acrylate copolymers are advantageous.

From the viewpoint of simple injection using a syringe, the superabsorbent polymer needs to be in the form of a powder, and from the viewpoint of uniform injection, a fine powder finer than 150 mesh is desirable. The presence of coarse particles is not preferred because it clogs the syringe.

The injection amount cannot be unambiguously defined because the amount of leaked body fluid differs depending on the corpse, and it is more certain that the injection amount is larger, but generally, 3 g for the mouth. 1g each for left, right, nose and ear
A degree is enough. Should a leak be found, it is easy to prevent it with additional injection.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to examples.

Examples 1 to 12 A small amount of granules (average particle size of about 0.4 mm) of a sodium polyacrylate crosslinked product superabsorbent polymer (trade name "Aqua Pearl" manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation) was
The body was placed in the mouth, nose and ears of the body using a powder funnel, and the presence or absence of body fluid leakage was observed during the period until cremated.

Due to the nature of the experiment, the characteristics of the corpse vary depending on the embodiment, and there is a problem that the time until the cremation is carried out varies. However, as shown in Table 1, in most cases, the body fluid The effect of preventing leakage was observed.

However, in some cases, leakage of bodily fluids was observed in a small number of cases, in which case additional injection of the superabsorbent polymer was necessary. Also, injection using a powder funnel is easier than packing cotton wool,
It required some effort.

[0018]

Examples 13 to 27 The same experiment as in Examples 1 to 12 was carried out using a special order product (fine powder product passing through a 200-mesh sieve) manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation under the trade name "Aqua Pearl". . However, the fine powder of the superabsorbent polymer is placed in a polypropylene syringe (capacity: 10 ml), and without a needle, the tip of the syringe is inserted into the mouth, nose and ears of the body, and a certain amount is pushed by pushing the piston. Was injected.

As shown in Table 1, no leakage of body fluid was observed in any of the examples. In addition, the time required for the injection was significantly reduced as well as the time required for filling the absorbent cotton, as compared with Examples 1 to 12 in which the injection was performed using a powder funnel.

[0020]

[Table 1]

[0021]

Examples 26-28 Three types of custom-made products manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation under the trade name "Aqua Pearl" (fine powder products passed through a 200-mesh screen, powder products passed through a 150-mesh screen, 100 mesh) Prepared in a polypropylene syringe as in Examples 13 to 27, and the tip was inflated with air in advance to a transparent polyethylene bag of 15 cm × 10 cm. And press the piston to push 3 grams of each superabsorbent polymer into the polyethylene bag,
The appearance of the superabsorbent polymer powder adhering to the inner wall of the polyethylene bag was visually observed.

Table 2 shows the results. The 200 mesh passed product diffused like a mist and adhered uniformly to the inner wall of the polyethylene bag. However, in the 100-mesh-passed product, there were particles falling to the lower part, and no powder adhesion was observed on about 30% of the inner wall. The 150 mesh passing product was in the middle of these.

According to these model experiments, when the superabsorbent polymer is a fine powder, when it is injected like a spray using a syringe, it diffuses like a mist in the mouth, nose, and ears, and the palate It is suggested that it adheres to every corner of the inner wall of the body and that it comes into contact with body fluids and absorbs them. Therefore, as the superabsorbent polymer used in the present invention, a fine powder finer than 150 mesh, desirably 200 mesh is suitable.

[0024]

[Table 2]

[0025]

As is clear from the description based on the above embodiments, according to the method for treating a corpse of the present invention, when a person dies, the fine powder of the superabsorbent polymer in the syringe is treated as if it were. Just injecting a small amount into the mouth, nose and ears of a corpse, like liquid, can effectively prevent leakage of bodily fluids. In addition, the labor is reduced and the effect of preventing leakage is large as compared with the conventional treatment method.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A small amount of a superabsorbent polymer capable of absorbing and retaining water at least 50 times its own weight is packed in the mouth, ears, and nose of a human body to prevent leakage of bodily fluids from the body. How to treat the body. 2. The method for treating a dead body according to claim 1, wherein a superabsorbent polymer composed of fine powder passing through a 150-mesh sieve is used. 3. Filling a syringe without needles with a fine powdered superabsorbent polymer passing through a 150-mesh sieve, and pressing the middle cylinder into the mouth, ears, nose, etc. of the corpse. The method for treating a corpse according to claim 1, wherein the conductive polymer is injected uniformly.