Gross Necropsy Form 2 page

OMB #0648-0496 Exp Date: XX/XX/20XX

SEA TURTLE STRANDING & SALVAGE NETWORK – GROSS NECROPSY FORM (2-PAGE)
IDENTIFICATION
STSSN #: ________________________
Found dead:

Y

Euthanized: Y

Rehab: Y

N

N

If no, date of death: ____/____/______ leave blank if unknown (Use mm/dd/yyyy for dates)

N

Frozen/Thawed: Y

Date necropsied: ____/____/______
Necropsy description:

CM

Buried on beach
DC

LK

N

Condition at necropsy: 1

EI

Partial examination

Buried off site

LO

HYBRID

2

3

4

5

Affiliation: ________________________

Examiner: _________________

Complete examination

Disposition of carcass:
Species: CC

Other identifier(s)/#: _______________________

Limited examination

Rendered

Incinerated

UNK

Sex: Male

Other
Female

Undetermined

SUMMARY COMMENT SECTION & DIAGRAM

Comments / Summary of findings: Please summarize your findings: include any injuries, obvious major abnormalities, nutritional condition, and
review of digestive contents. For example: 1. Parallel chop wounds with blood clots; 2. Abundant fat; 3. Crab shell in stomach and intestine.

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DORSAL PHOTO
VENTRAL PHOTO
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Optional repro description (continued from back):
Testes–characterization: Cylindrical Ellipsoidal
Epididymis–characterization:
Ovaries–characterization:

Flat

Not expanded from wall

All follicles <4mm

Testes-size: _____length x ______width (cm)
Distinct ridge

Pendulous

Developing follicles (4-24mm)

Obvious white coils

Corpus luteum (>7mm)

Corpus albicans

Ovary length: ________ (cm)
Oviduct–characterization:
White, straight (<3mm diameter)
Partially convoluted (3-15mm diameter)
Very convoluted (>15mm diameter)
Contains eggs (>24mm)

SPECIMEN COLLECTION INVENTORY
Specimen (label w/ ID#) Fixed

Frozen-bagged

Frozen-Foil

Other (specify)

Location

ANATOMIC LOCATION CODES:
Head (H)
Neck(N) Eyes(E) Mouth(M) Carapace(C) Plastron(P) Tail(T) Vent(V)
Front flipper - Right(R) Left(L) Rear flipper - Right(F) Left(G) All appendages(Y) Pectoral girdle(J) Pelvis(I) Esophagus(Es)
Stomach(St) Small intestine(Si) Colon(Co)
Cloaca(Cl)
Examples
Enter anatomic codes after numbered entries and by applicable descriptors in shaded areas on the next page

EXTERNAL INJURIES: Y N CBD

PHOTO w/ scale

1-Parallel chop wounds_____ 2-Single linear/non-parallel wound_____ 3-Blunt/crushing_____ 4-Amputation____
 5-Entangle-type_____ 6-Penetrating_____ 7-Bite wound _____ 8-Incised/mutilation_____ 9-Other____
Hemorrhage___ Exudate/fibrin___ Partial healing___ Completely healed___ None___ CBD___
Coelom breached___ Brain/spinal cord damaged___ Lung exposed___ Other organs exposed___ CBD__
Saved?
MAN-MADE MATERIAL: Y N Assoc with injury? If yes, enter the above number(s) here:_______ (e.g., 5)
Hook(s)____ Monofilament line____ Multifilament line(<5mm) ____ Multifilament line(>5mm) ____ Buoy____
Netting____
Trap ____
Oil ____
Other____
PHOTO w/ scale
OTHER EXTERNAL ANOMALIES: Y N CBD

 Heavily encrusted w/ epibiota

PHOTO

 Leeches: Few Many

Gooseneck barnacles

FP_______: Papillary texture? On eyes? In mouth?
FP severity (circle): 1 2 3
Ulceration/dermatitis_______: Superficial crusts- few/small large
Deep/ulcerated-  few/small large
Masses (non-FP or uncertain)______
Other_________
External Findings Comments: (include any entries of “Other” & description of any man-made material)

MUSCLE STATUS: Well-muscled/No atrophy
FAT STATUS: Abundant/No atrophy

Partial atrophy

Partial atrophy

Severe atrophy

CBD

Severe atrophy(depleted)

CBD

PHOTO

COELOM: No findings �Exudate/fibrin �Blood clots �Encysted parasites �Organs pale �Other CBD

� Internal FP? (list locations & describe w/ comments)

Comments:

HEART & MAJOR VESSELS:

No findings

Trauma

Thickened vessels

Other

CBD

Blood in heart chambers: Y N CBD

Comments:

LIVER & GALL BLADDER: No findings

Atrophy (shrunken, black)

Trauma

Other

CBD

Comments:

GI TRACT: No findings
Abnormal
Ingested fish Ingested shrimp CBD
 Mouth examined?
10-Ulcers/exudate____ 11-Trauma/perforation____ 12- Obstruction/blockage_____ 13-Intussusception_____
14-Plication ______
15-Fluke eggs_____
16-Other______

<5% affected____
MAN-MADE MATERIAL: Y

5-25%____

>25-50%____

N Assoc with injury?

>50%____

N/A

If yes, enter the number(s) here:_____(e.g., 14)

Saved?  PHOTO
w/ scale

Empty Contents (describe): _________________________________________________________
Empty Contents (describe): _________________________________________________________
Esophagus:
Empty Contents (describe): _________________________________________________________
Stomach:
Intestine (first ½): Empty Contents (describe): _________________________________________________________
Intestine (last ½): Empty Contents (describe): _________________________________________________________
Mouth

Comments: (include any entries of “Other” & description of any man-made material)

UROGENITAL: No findings

Abnormal

CBD

Option description on pg. 1

Sex: Male Female

Unk

Comments:

RESP: Trachea/bronchi: No findings Froth-some Froth-lots Sand/sed Trauma Exudate Other
Lungs: No findings

Wet/frothy Sand/sediment Trauma Exudate Other

CBD

CBD

Comments:

BRAIN & SPINAL CORD:
Comments:

No findings Trauma Hemorrhage Exudate Fluke eggs �Other

CBD

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