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Autopsy technician asked if he’d remove a tampon if a female dies unexpectedly

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Published 12:37 16 Dec 2022 GMT

Autopsy technician asked if he’d remove a tampon if a female dies unexpectedly

He explained whether you'd have to be stuck with a tampon in the afterlife

Emily Brown

Emily Brown

An autopsy technician has responded after a TikTok user asked whether he'd remove a tampon from the body of a dead person as part of his job.

Fans of all things morbid and true crime will definitely get a kick out of autopsy technician G Dubya, who goes by the handle @big_led73 on TikTok and offers insights to his job working with the dead.

Autopsy technicians don't work on every single person who passes away, but instead assists the medical examiner or coroner in performing an autopsy when they're needed to determine the cause and manner of death.

Some of the reasons the procedure might be performed are if there is a public health concern, if it's requested by a doctor or the family, or if the person dies unexpectedly or in a suspicious manner.

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It's this latter situation which one person focused on when they got in touch with G Dubya recently to raise the question of what happens if someone dies while wearing a tampon.

The TikTok user asked the autopsy tech whether he'd remove the tampon during the autopsy, or just leave it.

In his response, G Dubya confirmed that if someone died unexpectedly while wearing a tampon and their body was sent for an autopsy, he would remove it and throw it away.

"It's a dirty job but somebody has to do it," he explained.

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The autopsy technician regularly gives insights to his job.
@big_led73/TikTok

G Dubya explained that 'everything comes out' during an autopsy, meaning the person who died wouldn't have to 'spend eternity with a tampon up there'.

The TikToker said he would note in the autopsy report that the dead person was wearing a tampon, and that he and the medical examiner would work as usual to figure out why they died.

"Hopefully it wasn't because of that tampon," he joked.

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G Dubya's explanation provided relief for a lot of viewers, with one person making clear that 'the last thing [their] ghost needs is to be stuck with that', adding: "It would irritate me for EVER."

Another viewer praised the autopsy technician for his work, responding: "It shows that you have the upmost respect for the deceased... I respect you for that... have a great day."

One viewer even said the TikToker's insights to his job help them 'come to grips with [their] own mortality and gain a better comfort level' on the subject, so if you're someone who's unnerved by the concept of death, maybe give his channel a try.

Featured Image Credit: @big_led73/TikTok

Topics: Life, TikTok

Emily Brown
Emily Brown

Emily Brown is the Community Desk Lead at LADbible Group. Emily first began delivering news when she was just 11 years old - with a paper route. She went on to graduate with a BA Hons in English Language in the Media from Lancaster University before contributing to The Sunday Times Travel Magazine and Student Problems. She joined UNILAD in 2018 to cover breaking news, trending stories and longer form features, and now works as Community Desk Lead to commission and write human interest stories from across the globe.

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