U S Transuranium Registry

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To indicate your intention t o donate your body, after death, to the University of Washington School of Medicine, it i s only necessary t o sign the accompanying form, witnessed by two persons. As indicated on the form, one copy should be kept with your personal papers; the second copy given t o your next of kin, attorney, o r physician; and the t h i r d copy returned to the U. S . Transuranium Registry f o r our records. Upon receipt of the form, we will send you an identification card which s t a t e s your wishes and can be carried in your wallet. We feel that it is advisable for you t o discuss your intentions w i t h your family so there will be no misunderstandings as Arrangements should be made so the Registry i s notified by telephone immediately after a death. The Registry subscribes to an answering service so the same number may be used a t any hour, and collect calls are accepted. The Registry will then arrange and pay for the transportation of the body from the place of death. Under no circumstances is the body t o be embalmed before w e are, contacted. Since itis necessary for the University of Washington School o f Medicine t o sire for memorial services. University, however, cannot bear the cost of these services. A t the conclusion of the studies, which can require up t o a month, the normal procedure for final disposition of the cremated remains is burial on rural University-owned property. family o r public. Should alternate arrangements be desired, we would be happy t o abide by the requests o f the family. I f you desire, we can send the cremains, after our study, to a specific funeral director o r cemetery U. S . Transuranium Registry i f the destination is within the continental United States or Canada. However, the final resting place or p l o t must be arranged and provided forat your expense. The reservation by the U. S. Transuranium Registry and the University of Washington which permits the nonacceptance o f a body i s necessary because o f the interference o f unforeseen events which would prohibit o r make acceptance undesirable. These are expected to be rare events b u t we must provide for them. Examples are when autopsy may be ordered by legal authorities due t o the circumstances o f the death and the U . S. Transuranium Registry and/or the University o f Washington could not legally interfere. by medical examiners and/or coroners take precedence over any donation of bodies to research and teaching activities. we must allow for isin the case o f some natural disaster, for instance a large airplane accident where the number of willed bodies becoming available a t one time would overwhelm the facilities of either the Registry o r the Un i versi ty . To provide for the possibility that the body cannot be accepted a t the time of death, we urge our prospective donors t o make alternate arrangements and The telephone number i s Area Code 509 942-6070. receive the body as soon as possible a f t e r death, this usually precludes a The family, of course, may make any arrangements they deThe site of burial is not open to the The cost o f transporting the cremains i s borne by the The legal processes Another unforeseen event which

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to clarify this fact with their families so there will be no misunderstanding i n the event the donation i s declined. We are grateful t o you for your foresight and generosity in considering by telephone or letter. I f any further questions arise, please contact the Registry