Seems I heard on CNN or HLN that the body was already washed and embalmed and that the second autopsy was performed at the funeral home. I would think this is a possibility.[/QUOTE
I concur, the body is chopped up during an autopsy- IMO there had to be an impact (forget the fact that 50% of the team doing it Pascal isnt even a doctor) from being dissected. I think its a pretty violent undertaking in terms of to the body.
[SIZE=+0]cutting the cartilages that join the ribs to the breastbone, in order to be able to enter the chest cavity. This can be done using a scalpel, a saw, or a special knife, depending on the pathologist's preferences and whether the cartilages have begun to turn into bone, as they often do in older folks.
[SIZE=+0]skull vault is opened using two saw cuts,
[SIZE=+0]breastbone and attached rib cartilages are removed, t
[SIZE=+0]a long knife may be the best choice.
[SIZE=+0]remove the neck organs, large airways, and lungs in one piece.
[SIZE=+0]They have decided to take the urinary system as one piece, and the digestive system down to the small intestine as another single piece. This will require careful dissection.[/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE]
[SIZE=+0]It is a special surgical operation, performed by specially-trained physicians, on a dead body.
[SIZE=+0] biopsies
[SIZE=+0]incisions are carried down to the skull, the rib cage and breastbone, and the cavity that contains the organs of the abdomen. The scalp and the soft tissues in front of the chest are then reflected back. [/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE]
http://www.pathguy.com/autopsy.htm