"How do I eat after doing an autopsy..."
A forensic pathologist shares insight into his appetite after performing an autopsy.
Eating is part of everyone's daily routine, regardless of occupation.
Wrong. Some occupations may cause people to lose their appetite after seeing what they see. One of those occupations is in forensic pathology. Dr. Yaseen Bismilla is a forensic pathologist who engages with online users who are intrigued by his job.
His job involves examining dead bodies to identify the cause of death. A key part of the job is to perform autopsies, which, if you didn't already know, means cutting away at the deceased body.
Taking into account his key responsibilities, an online user asked Dr. Bismilla: "Bro, how do you eat after doing an autopsy?"
Dr. Bismilla was all too welcoming in sharing his eating schedule. He said it is part of his job to cut into dead people, so, just like anyone else, he gets hungry and takes a break to eat.
However, he explained that there are occasions when he has to deal with corpses involved in a fire. Performing autopsies on burnt victims is a whole other ball game, which more often than not makes him lose his appetite.
Listen to him explain why he loses his appetite after performing an autopsy on a burnt corpse, courtesy of Instagram.
A forensic science student commented: "I’m a student, and on Wednesday, they sent us to the morgue to view autopsies. I won’t lie, I was traumatised, you are very strong and brave for what you do."
The rest of the commentary had people commenting on his less-than-conventional look. According to his followers, Bismilla doesn't fit the typical profile of what doctors look like.
His blue hair and nails show that not everyone follows the guidebook on societal conformities anymore. We love his free-spirited sharing of information about his field and lifestyle.
We could say he is our version of CSI...
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