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A '''toe tag''' is a piece of cardboard attached with string to the big toe of a [[Death|deceased]] individual in a [[morgue]]. It is used for identification purposes, allowing the [[funeral director|mortician]], [[coroner]], law enforcement, and others involved in the death process to correctly identify the [[Cadaver|corpse]].{{Cite web |title=The History of the Toe Tag |url=https://medical-stretchers.com/articles/the-history-of-the-toe-tag-n60 |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=medical-stretchers.com |language=en-us}} |
A '''toe tag''' is a piece of cardboard attached with string to the big toe of a [[Death|deceased]] individual in a [[morgue]]. It is used for identification purposes, allowing the [[funeral director|mortician]], [[coroner]], law enforcement, and others involved in the death process to correctly identify the [[Cadaver|corpse]].{{Cite web |title=The History of the Toe Tag |url=https://medical-stretchers.com/articles/the-history-of-the-toe-tag-n60 |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=medical-stretchers.com |language=en-us}} |
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It usually bears the decedent's name, a case number if law enforcement is involved, and some descriptors like hair and eye color. In many places, actual toe tags are no longer used due to hygiene concerns but have been replaced by wrist and/or ankle bands that serve the same purpose.{{cite web | url=https://www.cleanlink.com/news/article/Researchers-Test-How-Long-SARS-CoV-2-Survives-On-Skin--26218 | title=Researchers Test How Long SARS-CoV-2 Survives on Skin }}{{Cite web |last=Atwood-Cotton |first=Sarah |title=The Toe Tag: Respecting the dead |url=https://www.okgazette.com/oklahoma/the-toe-tag-respecting-the-dead/Content?oid=9217688 |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=Oklahoma Gazette |language=en}} |
It usually bears the decedent's name, a case number if law enforcement is involved, and some descriptors like hair and eye color. In many places, actual toe tags are no longer used due to hygiene concerns but have been replaced by wrist and/or ankle bands that serve the same purpose. Also, toe tags are used for correct identification of which body they are handling.{{cite web | url=https://www.cleanlink.com/news/article/Researchers-Test-How-Long-SARS-CoV-2-Survives-On-Skin--26218 | title=Researchers Test How Long SARS-CoV-2 Survives on Skin }}{{Cite web |last=Atwood-Cotton |first=Sarah |title=The Toe Tag: Respecting the dead |url=https://www.okgazette.com/oklahoma/the-toe-tag-respecting-the-dead/Content?oid=9217688 |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=Oklahoma Gazette |language=en}} |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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