Question | Answer |
In California, an attending doc has _ hours to fill out a death certificate? A coroner has _ days. | 15 hours, 3 days |
What are the 5 types of causes of death? | Immediate, Intermediate, Proximate, Intervening and Undetermined |
What are the 5 manners or modes of death? | Natural, suicide, homicide, accident and undetermined |
What must a death be considered in order to be certified by an attending or primary physician? | Natural |
A _ _ _ is a medical condition, disease process or injury which results, immediately or ultimately, in the death of an individual | Cause of Death |
The physiologic derangement which most closely precedes death. This type of cause of death is known as: | Immediate cause of death |
The disease or injury which sets into motion the train of events resulting in death. This type of cause of death is known as: | Proximate cause of death |
A new disease process or injury, which is unexpected and unrelated to what would otherwise be considered the proximate cause of death. This type of cause of death is known as: | Intervening cause of death |
Any condition, natural or unnatural which significantly contributes o the death but is not directly related to the primary cause. | Contributing causes of death |
List at least 3 situations which require reporting of a death to the coroner | without medical attendance, continued absence of attending physician, attending is unable to state cause, suicide, injury or accident, homicide |
List at least 5 benefits that an autopsy can provide to clinicians, family and society | define hereditary or genetic disease, genetic counseling, grieving process - removing guilt, insurance benefits, preventive care, documenting trends in death for community. |
List at least 5 indications for performance for an autopsy | unknown medical complication, unknown cause, reassure family, unexplained death following procedure, death during clinical trials, all obstetric or pediatric deaths, environmental or occupational deaths |
List in descending order the persons who can sign a consent to autopsy. | 1) power of attorney, 2) spouse, 3) child, 4) parent, 5) adult sibling, 6) guardian, 7) other surviving relative and 8) public official |
When should you ask for consent? | AFTER jurisdiction has been concluded. |