DEATH CERTIFICATES Acceptable examples of natural* causes of death: Advanced age (if they are old, acceptable, but more specific is preferred) Cerebrovascular accident due to …

Foreword Achieving accuracy of Medical Certificates of Cause of Death is vital to the health of the nation and is core to medical examiner work. The Cause of death list has an important part to …

PART I The purpose of this section of the death certificate is for the physician to indicate what the underlying cause of death was and what intervening conditions, if any, led to the immediate …

This book is intended for persons who must prepare, review, or interpret cause-of-death statements appearing on death certificates or other medical documents, such as autopsy reports.

Instructions for Completing the Cause-of-Death Section of the Death Certificate Accurate cause-of-death information is important: • To the public health community in evaluating and …

The cause of death section on a death certificate should tell a story about how a person died. Review the person’s medical history to identify the diseases or conditions that contributed to …

Causes of death on the death certificate should not include terms such as senescence, old age, infirmity, and advanced age because they have little value for public health or medical …

The cause of death should reflect your medical opinion as based on the medical record. the complete chain of events that best explains why this patie died. The last item is the underlying …