How To Write A Correct Death Certificate And Why?
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 2
Abstract
Death is the cessation of life and the existence of an individual. With the advancement in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, life support system and in the era of organ donation, the precise definition of death has become more complicated. The most appropriate definition is “irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions and also irreversible cessation of all functions of brain including the brain stem”. The death can be described as somatic death, and/or molecular death. The somatic death is the clinical death; the individual cells of the body take time to die i.e. molecular death. Issuing the death certificate is the duty of every registered medical practitioner. The death certificate is a standard proforma (form No. 4), devised by world Health Organization (WHO) and is implemented by Govt of India. This form is devised for the sake of uniformity and comparability of data. Filling up of the form requires utmost care and knowledge of morbid events leading to the death of a person. This certificate is also required for the cremation or burial of body. It is a legal document too. This article is aimed to guide and sensitize the registered medical practitioner about the importance and correct manner to fulfil the entries in death certificate.
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Dr. Sujan Narayan Agrawal
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