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*The cause of death should be what started the sequence of events that lead to death. | *The cause of death should be what started the sequence of events that lead to death. | ||
===="Word form"==== | |||
Example: | Example: | ||
*''C. difficle colitis complicating antibiotic treatment for a dental abscess''.<ref>MSP. 8 September 2010.</ref> | *''C. difficle colitis complicating antibiotic treatment for a dental abscess''.<ref>MSP. 8 September 2010.</ref> | ||
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*''A'' complicating ''B'' for the treatment of ''C''. | *''A'' complicating ''B'' for the treatment of ''C''. | ||
*''A'' complicating ''B'' for the treatment of ''C'' with ''D'' and ''E''. | *''A'' complicating ''B'' for the treatment of ''C'' with ''D'' and ''E''. | ||
====WHO form==== | |||
General form:<ref name=pmid15914304>{{cite journal |author=Pollanen MS |title=Deciding the cause of death after autopsy--revisited |journal=J Clin Forensic Med |volume=12 |issue=3 |pages=113–21 |year=2005 |month=June |pmid=15914304 |doi=10.1016/j.jcfm.2005.02.004 |url=}}</ref> | |||
*1a = immediate cause of death. | |||
*1b = what lead to the immediate cause of death. | |||
*1c... 1[x] -- where 'x' is the last letter used; 1x = What started the sequence of events. | |||
*2. = contributing factors. | |||
Example 1: | |||
*1a. Ketoacidosis. | |||
*1b. Diabetes mellitus. | |||
*1c. Alcoholism. | |||
*2. Acute bronchopneumonia. | |||
Example 2: | |||
*1a. Hemoperitoneum. | |||
*1b. Splenic laceration. | |||
*1c. Blunt force trauma. | |||
*2. Liver cirrhosis. | |||
===Natural deaths=== | ===Natural deaths=== | ||