SCHEDULESpecification of Pre-Death Procedures

Regulation 2

Class of procedure

Type of procedure

Collection of bodily fluids and microbiological samples

Swabbing or scraping of a bodily orifice other than the mouth, nostril or ear canal

Radiological imaging

Carrying out of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan

Carrying out of a Computerised Tomography (CT) scan

Carrying out of an X-Ray where the person is transferred from their existing location

Carrying out of ultrasound imaging where the person is transferred from their existing location

Carrying out of a transthoracic echocardiography where the person is transferred from their existing location

Tissue sampling

Taking of a skin biopsy

Endoscopic procedure

Carrying out of a bronchoscopy