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Last Updated 5/2/99

edical Information Required on Certificates of Death :

• The Pronouncement of Death

• The Certification of Death in the Cause of Death Statement
• About the Cause of Death Statement and Who Should Certify It
• Part I of The Cause of Death
  • The Sequential Part I Format
  • Underlying Cause of Death
  • Ensuring That the Natural Causes of Death are Evident
  • Indicating Reasonable Certainty
    • Avoiding "Mode of Death"
    • Avoiding Fatal Agents
  • The Immediate Cause of Death
  • The Intermediate Cause of Death
  • Problems Completing Part I
  • The Unqualified Cause of Death
  • High Degree of Certainty About Cause
  • Qualifying a Cause of Death
  • Qualifying a Specific Condition as Cause of Death
  • Citing a Non-Specific Process a the Underlying Cause of Death
  • A "rule of thumb" for Handling Problems
  • The Need for Specificity
  • Special Circumstances that Complicate Filling Out Part I
    • Multiple Conditions
    • Infants
    • Drug Reactions and Toxicity
    • Alcohol Related Deaths
    • Arrythmias
    • The Elderly
    • Pneumonia
    • Cerebrovascular Deaths
    • Syndromes
    • Periprocedural Deaths
    • Medical Complications of External Conditions
    • Neoplasia

   

 

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