DONATION OF BODY TO SCIENCE
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 @ 9:55 PM
NOTE: EDITED TO SAY PLEASE READ THE 1ST COMMENT BY CANDIDA WRIGHT POSTED ON 11 FEBRUARY 2012:
I was reading a thread on a forum local to me today, members were discussing what arrangements they may have made for their funerals & it got round to discussing leaving your body to medical science. It is a very interesting thread although if you are not a member you haven't access tothe thread. If you feel you want to leave your body to science this apparently is what you should do if in the Torrevieja area.
http://www.helpvegabaja.com/pdf/Donation.pdf
Fact Sheet 19
E-mail helpvegabaja@terra.es
San Miguel Centre:
Calle Lope de Vega 45, San Miguel de Salinas 03193, Alicante
Telephone: 966 723 733
www.helpvegabaja.com
DONATION OF BODY TO SCIENCE
To participate in this scheme all documents
must be submitted and approved before your death
Bodies may be donated to science at no cost to relatives. Anyone wishing to do this should use the following procedure.
1.
Departamento de Histologia y Anatonomia
Campus de San Juan
Universidad de Miguel Hernandez
Calle Valencia, Kilometro 87
03550
San Juan de Alicante
Secretary’s office Tel. 96 591 9427 8am to 3pm
The Donor should send a Letter of Intent to the address below:
2.
witnessed by two people and returned to the University.
The form will be annotated "Authorised" and returned to the Donor.
By return the Donor will receive a Form of Consent. This should be completed,
3.
to be sent to the Judge (Juzagado Registro, Ave Santa Justa 6, Orihuela, Tel: 96
530 5181. The Judge will sign the death certificate, this authorises the body to be
removed from the hospital.
If the Donor is hospitalised, the Tanatoria will arrange for the original death certificate
4.
Tanatorio or direct to University.
If the donor dies outside hospital, the procedure is for the body to be removed to the
5.
is aware of the form and its whereabouts), should:
a) Ring the number on the form advising them of the death of the Donor and the
location of the body. The Authorities will normally collect the body within 3-4
hours.
b) Arrange for a Doctor to call and issue a death certificate. Any doctor can
provide the certificate providing there are no suspicious circumstances.
c) Any amount of stamped authorised copies can be obtained once the Doctor has
signed the original.
d) Once the death certificate has been duly signed contact must be made with
Funeraria San Vicente Ferrer SL Tel. 96 566 7912
Or
Funeraria La Siempreviva Tel. 96 510 0822
The representative of the deceased making these arrangements should have
available:
a) Residencia or Passport of the deceased.
b) Authorised Form of Consent from the University of Alicante
On the death of the Donor, a relative or friend (preferably one of the witnesses who
You will need to keep your authorised Form of Consent in a safe place so that any person who is dealing with your estate can easily find it
To the best of our knowledge this information was correct on the date given below.
However, rules and regulations can and do change so it is advisable to check with our office that this fact sheet has not been superseded. JB October 08
Torrevieja Office:
Rambla Juan Mateo Garcia 4, Torrevieja 03181, Alicante
Telephone: 965 704 282 (24 Hr)