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Attachment 12
NCWAS Autopsy Checklist
NATIONAL COAL WORKERS’ AUTOPSY STUDY (NCWAS)
Checklist



The following items must be complete to insure payment for services and for the autopsy to be included in the NCWAS database.

_______ Death must have occurred on or after May 14, 1971.

_______ Case must be received within 180 days of autopsy.

_______ Deceased must have worked in an underground mine.

_______ Must include the following articles:
_______ 3 blocks of lung tissue
_______ 3 stained slides of lung tissue
_______ completed and signed  Consent, Release, and History
     Form (CDC/NIOSH 2.6)
_______ Social Security Number (optional)

_______ Signed invoice with statement ANo other form of compensation
     has been received.@

_______ Autopsy protocol must include:
_______ heart and lung description and weights
_______ heart valve measurements
_______ heart ventricular measurements
_______ pathological diagnosis
_______ cause of death (optional on partial autopsies)
_______ clinical summary
_______ microscopic examination
_______ age, height, and weight

_______ Chest x-ray (PA) and interpretation made within 5 years
     prior to death (optional)