Postmortem Care

The nursing emergency services face in many accident and emergency occasions where the outcome is fatal, with the consequent death of the patient. The prehospital field of action is diverse and deaths can occur in any place and circumstance, which demands and requires a performance standard for body care of the deceased patient and the emotional and cognitive support from family, friends and companions (SECPAL, 2012).Research and development of protocols with recommendations for the care of the bodies of deceased patients (Hospital. JD. 2012) is of paramount importance in all nursing services and especially in the emergency and the circumstances of death of patients can be multivariate and various both physical and emotional scenarios.