Death certification. Purposes, procedures, and pitfalls.

AUTOR(ES)

Klatt, E C

RESUMO

Completing a death certificate properly and promptly is an important duty for physicians, who must understand how the death certificate is used and be able to recognize and employ the concepts of immediate, underlying, and contributing causes of death. Accurate, concise terminology should be used to give in a logical order a sequence of events leading to death. Avoiding mistakes in death certification helps reduce potential medicolegal problems and provides more meaningful statistics for health care personnel.

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