The word thanatology derives from the Greek "thanatos" which means "death" and "logos" means "discourse, study, treatise" which is also defined as " the study of the effects that death produces on bodies ", thanatology is in charge of studying the integral specialties of the phenomena of death in humans and animals, applying the investigation system or forensic procedures, in which they are responsible for solving and dealing with conflictive situations that occur around it, since thevarious fields of study, such as medicine, psychology, physical anthropology, the region and law.
The tanatología was approved as a medical science many years ago and since then, the Thanatology is considered as a way interdisciplinary which is in charge of the evaluation of samples linked to death, not so much for the benefit nor religious beliefs, cultural, among others. One of the activities that the thanatologist must carry out is to advise the patient to accept the situation of his illness, that acceptance that is interpreted in a hope for the real situation, so that he can havea better quality of life during the final death, dying around pure caring people, having the proper care, a quiet and peaceful death.
The Thanatology is composed of various types which are: the tanatosemiologia, cronotanatodiagnóstico, tanatolegislación, medicolegal necropsy, bionatologia, embalsamologia, somatic death, cell death.
The tanatosemiologia: is responsible for studying from the beginning the transformations of the body from the moment when death occurs through vital signs and processes that present themselves as dehydration, cooling, muscle stiffness among others.
The legal medical necropsy: this is where the surgical medical resources, specialists and scientists are carried out, who are responsible for defining the causes of death and the conditions in which their disease occurred.
The bionatología: is studying whether forensic origin of organisms feed, procreate, develop or occupy the body.
The cronotanatodiagnóstico: this is see cadaveric signs of the time that has elapsed since the beginning of his death until it is requested the intervention of the legislative doctor and criminologist.
The thanatolegislación: they are the rules that regulate the medication of the deceased, the administrative and judicial procedures and the identification of the corpse.
The embalsamología: This observes the behavior artificially dead, because it is presenting the rest of the vital functions of the body such as shortness of breath, circulation and sensitivity.
The somatic death: when a subject is unconscious and unable to communicate with anyone by the state in which it is presented.
The cell death: the cessation of respiration, metabolism of body tissues.
