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Chapter 5 deals specifically with the official certification of death and gives a description of the death certificate. Two major concepts are discussed in detail: the cause of death, and the manner of death with an important distinction made between a “cause” of death and a “mechanism” of death. Numerous issues related to manner of death determination are reviewed, and many example cases are provided.
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There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die. Ecclesiastes 3:1–2
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Prahlow, J. (2010). Death Certification. In: Forensic Pathology for Police, Death Investigators, Attorneys, and Forensic Scientists. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-404-9_5
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