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certifying death

The act of confirming that an individual is dead after another person (physician) has pronounced or determined that the individual is dead
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certifying death

The act of confirming that a person is dead after another person (physician) has pronounced or determined that the individual is dead. Cf Pronouncing death.
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The certification of death or "certifying death" is a different requirement that is set in legislation (Vital Statistics Act).
Certifying death is defined as determining the cause of death and signing the death certificate.
Is there a difference between "pronouncing death" and "certifying death"?
It reflects the performance of all health professionals certifying death within a defined geographical population.
Errors in the completion of the death notification form
The involvement of health care personnel in capital punishment, in any role other than certifying death, has been declared unethical by the World Medical Association, the World Psychiatric Association, the International Council of Nurses, and Amnesty International.(1) Even if there is no longer any direct participation of doctors in U.S.
Is capital punishment ever ethical?
To develop a basis for targeting education of physicians who certify deaths, CDC, in cooperation with the Fulton County (Georgia) Vital Records Office, reviewed a consecutive series of 500 DCs filed in Fulton Country (1990 population: 684,951) form April 10 through May 2, 1991, to characterize the number and proportion of personal physicians (PPs) (defined as physician certifiers not acting in the capacity of medical examiners or coroners [MECs[) and MECs certifying death, as well as other factors.
Characteristics of death certifiers and institutions where death is pronounced - Fulton County, Georgia, 1991
Mr Pollard said that the system relied on trust being placed in a doctor certifying death.
I couldn't stop another Shipman, says coroner
Her new duties will include examining assault victims, taking blood samples and certifying deaths.
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The latter called for an overhaul of the system of certifying deaths, coroners and cremation after Shipman's actions had gone undetected for so long.
Shipman's life and crimes
The second phase of the inquiry, which began in autumn 2002, examined an initial police investigation which failed to spot Shipman's deadly double life and the system of certifying deaths and cremations.
Shipman Death: Grim toll made him Britain's worst killer
The news followed publication of the Shipman Inquiry's second and third reports into the failed police investigation and into the system of certifying deaths and cremations in England and Wales.
Inquiry attacks Shipman police; Three victims' lives could have been saved
The third report focuses on the system for certifying deaths and cremations.
Shipman inquiry publishes findings
Reay, "The Perils of Investigating and Certifying Deaths in Police Custody," American Journal of Forensic Medical Pathology 12, 1992, 98-100.
Suspect restraint and sudden death
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