Cremation order in Mandarin for casualities;
English translation;
Notice on Printing and Distributing the Guidelines for the Disposal of Remains of Patients with Pneumonia Infected by New Coronavirus (Trial)
Release time: 2020-02-02 Source: Website of the National Health and Health Commission
National Health Office Medical Letter [2020] No. 89
Provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Health and Health Committee, Civil Affairs Department (Bureau), Public Security Department (Bureau):
I will publish to you the Guidelines for the Disposal of the Remains of Pneumonia Patients Infected by the New Coronavirus (Trial), please implement them carefully in accordance with the actual situation.
General Office of the National Health and Health Commission General Office of the Ministry of Civil Affairs
General Office of the Ministry of Public Security
February 1, 2020
Remains of patients with pneumonitis infected by new coronavirus
Disposal Guidelines (Trial)
In order to do a good job in disposing the remains of patients with pneumonitis infected by a new type of coronavirus (hereinafter referred to as patients with new coronary pneumonia) and prevent the risk of disease transmission, in accordance with the "People's Republic of China Law on the Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases" and the "Rules for the Disposal of the Remains of Victims of Major Emergencies" ( Minfa [2017] No. 38) and other relevant requirements, this work guide is specially formulated.
I. General requirements
In accordance with the principles of people-oriented, legally regulated, timely and reliable, cremated nearby, and suspected subordinate principles, implement unified leadership, hierarchical responsibility, mutual coordination, and territorial management, scientific and standardized disposal of the remains of patients with new coronary pneumonia, strengthen health protection, prevent the risk of disease transmission, and protect the human body Health and social security.
Twenty-two, division of responsibilities
The medical institution is responsible for issuing a medical certificate of death in a timely manner, notifying the funeral home to pick up the remains, and do a good job in sanitary and epidemic treatment such as disinfecting the remains.
The funeral parlour is responsible for receiving and transporting the remains in time, setting up a special funeral service channel and a special cremation furnace, doing cremation work in accordance with the operating procedures, and issuing a cremation certificate.
Disease prevention and control agencies are responsible for supervising and guiding sanitation and epidemic prevention work, do a good job in training related personnel in protection knowledge and skills, and disinfect funeral vehicles, cremation equipment and related places.
The administrative department of health and health is responsible for formulating relevant technical documents for sanitary and epidemic prevention, such as disinfection of remains, and guiding medical institutions to properly handle the remains of patients with new coronary pneumonia in this institution.
The civil affairs department is responsible for fully understanding the funeral services and available resources in the area, and timely coordinating and guiding the funeral home and other service agencies to do the disposal of the remains of patients with new coronary pneumonia.
Public security organs are responsible for giving priority to the passage of vehicles for transporting remains, and investigating and punishing illegal acts during the transfer of remains.
III. Remains disposal process
(1) Death report. After the death of patients with new crown pneumonia, the medical institution where they are located reports to the health and administrative department at the same level. The health and administrative department notifies the civil affairs department at the same level.
(2) Health and epidemic prevention treatment. For the remains of dead patients with neo-coronary pneumonia, the medical staff of the medical institution where they are located shall disinfect and seal the remains in accordance with the "Technical Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of New Coronavirus Infection in Medical Institutions (First Edition)", and it is strictly forbidden to open them after sealing.
(3) Handover procedures. The medical institution shall contact the funeral home as soon as possible after the completion of the sanitary and epidemic prevention treatment of the remains, issue a death certificate, and contact the relatives to agree to the cremation, and indicate in the transfer of the remains that the sanitary and epidemic prevention treatment has been carried out and the opinion of immediate cremation. If the relatives of patients with new coronary pneumonia refuse to be present or refuse to transfer the remains, they shall be persuaded by medical institutions and funeral parlours. If the persuasion is invalid, the medical institutions shall sign the remains and submit them to the funeral parlor for direct cremation. The public security organs in the jurisdiction shall cooperate in the relevant work.
(4) Transfer of remains. The transportation of remains shall not be undertaken by units and individuals other than funeral homes. The funeral home will arrange full-time personnel and special corpses to the designated place of the medical institution, and transfer the remains to the designated special corpses according to the designated route to the funeral home.
(5) Personnel protection. The disease prevention and control institution shall instruct medical personnel, personnel for the transportation and disposal of remains, etc., to carry out health protection in accordance with the requirements for protection from disease exposure.
(6) Cremation of the remains. After the remains were delivered to the funeral parlour, the funeral parlour set up a special temporary passageway, and the funeral parlor's full-time staff directly sent the remains to a special cremation furnace for cremation. Remains must not be stored or visited, and it is strictly forbidden to open the sealed remains bag during the whole process.
(7) Handover of ashes. After the cremation was completed, the ashes of the funeral home were picked up by the service staff of the funeral home, and a cremation certificate was issued, which was handed over to relatives to take away. If the family refuses to take it away, it shall be treated as ashes of an unclaimed body.
(8) Environmental disinfection. The disease prevention and control agency strictly disinfects the remains transport vehicles, equipment and tools, cremation workshops, and remains of the remains, etc., and performs harmless treatment of funeral waste.
(9) Information management. Medical institutions and funeral homes shall timely register and store business records of the treatment of the remains of patients with new coronary pneumonia, and report the treatment to the disease prevention and control institutions at the same level and the civil affairs department in a timely manner.
24. Relevant regulations
一 (1) The remains of patients with neo-coronary pneumonia who died in the province (autonomous region, city) should be cremated nearby. No burial or other means of preservation should be used, and no transportation should be performed. Remains of patients with neo-coronary pneumonia who died outside of this province (region, city) should not enter the province's territory and be cremated on the spot in accordance with the principle of proximity.
二 (2) After the death of patients with new coronary pneumonia, no farewell ceremony of corpses and other forms of funeral activities shall be held.
(3) The remains of patients with new coronary pneumonia in ethnic minorities must be cremated in situ in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases. After cremation, the ashes can be resettled according to national customs.
(4) If a foreigner in China, Hong Kong, Macao, or Taiwanese died from pneumonia due to a new coronavirus infection, the remains must be cremated in situ in accordance with the Law on Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases. The cremated ashes can be transported out of the country according to the wishes of the deceased's family members.
(5) The remains of patients suspected of new coronary pneumonia (including those who adopt preventive measures such as isolation and observation) shall be handled in accordance with the principle of "suspected from existence" to prevent the spread of the epidemic.
(6) Relevant expenses such as transportation and cremation of the remains shall be settled in accordance with relevant regulations.
Attachment: 1. Protective standards for the transporters of dead bodies of patients with pneumonia died from new coronavirus infection and disinfection methods
2. Delivery form for corpse death of patients with pneumonitis infected by novel coronavirus
3. Cremation registration form for corpse deaths of patients with pneumonia due to novel coronavirus infection
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Remains of dead patients with pneumonitis infected by novel coronavirus
Transport personnel protection standards and disinfection methods of transport vehicles
First, the protection of the personnel transporting the remains
Refer to "Pneumonitis Prevention and Control Program for New Coronavirus Infection (Third Edition)" and Annex 5 "Guidelines for Personal Protection of Specific Populations (First Edition)" for self-defense standards of cadaver handlers, or for patients with pneumonia who have entered the new coronavirus infection / Protection requirements for medical staff in suspected patient isolation ward.
It is recommended to wear work clothes, disposable work caps, disposable gloves and long-sleeved thick rubber gloves, disposable protective clothing, medical protective masks, goggles or protective screens, work shoes or rubber boots, etc. Transporters should do good hand hygiene. They can use hand sanitizer and running water to wash their hands or use quick-drying hand disinfectant.
Twenty-two, the disinfection of the vehicle carrying the remains
When the transportation vehicle has no visible pollutants, spray 1000mg / L chlorine-containing disinfectant or 500mg / L chlorine dioxide disinfectant on the surface of the vehicle to moisten the surface for 30 minutes. When there are visible pollutants in the transport vehicle, first use disposable absorbent materials to absorb 5000mg / L ～ 10000mg / L of chlorine-containing disinfectant (or disinfection wipes / dry wipes that can achieve high-level disinfection) to completely remove the pollutants, and then Dispose of the vehicle as no visible pollutants. Protect precision instruments during disinfectant spraying.
Related link: Interpretation of "Guidelines for the Disposal of Remains of Pneumonia Patients Infected by New Coronavirus (Trial)"
List of attachments:
1: Delivery of the remains of patients with pneumonia due to novel coronavirus infection. Xls
2: Cremation registration form for the remains of patients with pneumonia due to novel coronavirus infection.xls
