منابع مشابه
Pediatric death certification.
OBJECTIVE To determine location, manner, and physician certifier of pediatric deaths. DESIGN A descriptive study of death certificate information for all child deaths (aged birth through 17 years) for the years 1995 and 1996. SETTING Urban county of more than 780,000 population. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Field of specialty of physician certifiers, location of death, and category of deaths cer...
متن کاملImproving the accuracy of death certification.
BACKGROUND Population-based mortality statistics are derived from the information recorded on death certificates. This information is used for many important purposes, such as the development of public health programs and the allocation of health care resources. Although most physicians are confronted with the task of completing death certificates, many do not receive adequate training in this ...
متن کاملDeath certification of "suicide by cop".
Death certification of "suicide by cop" is controversial among some medical examiners and coroners. We present five such deaths that were certified as suicides and discuss the medico-legal issues involved with these certifications. To certify such a death as a suicide, certain criteria should be met. Suicide by cop is a circumstance that involves competing intentional acts that may result in di...
متن کامل[Medical certification of cause of death].
Medical Certificate of Cause of Death, commonly called Death Certificate, is the most frequently issued certificate, at least by a government employed medical officer, if not by a private practitioner. It is common knowledge that many medical officers, even some of those with incomparable medical knowledge and expertise, do not fill up this document of immense medical and legal importance corre...
متن کاملPhysicians' and Clinical Coders' Knowledge about Cause of Death Rules for Death Certification in Hospitals Affiliated to Kashan University of Medical Sciences
Introduction: To clarify mortality trend, enhancing the knowledge of physicians and clinical coders who play their role in coding based on ICD book is crucial. This study was performed to investigate the knowledge of physicians and clinical coders on the rules and guidelines of determining mortality causes. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on 152 health care provid...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.333.7564.398-b