Diagnosing and Certifying Death and The Role of The Coroner  

Oleh:

Breen, Kerry J. ; Cordner, Stephen M. ; Thomson, Colin J. H. ; Plueckhahn, Vernon D.

Jenis: Article from Books - E-Book
Dalam koleksi: Good Medical Practice Professionalism, Ethics and Law, page 295-312.
Topik: Diagnosis of Death; Cause of Death; Death Certificate; Deaths Reportable; Cremation; Diagnosis of Brain Death
Fulltext: Diagnosing and Certifying Death and The Role of The Coroner.pdf (168.04KB)

Isi artikel

Doctors have signi?cant responsibilities in regard to certifying the death of a person and in regard to reporting particular types of death to the coroner. In the ?eld of organ transplantation, specialist doctors have the responsibility for accurately diagnosing brain death. This chapter covers these responsibilities and provides advice about such matters, including the additional requirements to be met where a deceased person is to be cremated and the ethical use of tissues removed at autopsy.

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