Medical Examiner's Role in Cause of Death

Public discourse on death and dying can be highly ______

Candidates should have an understanding of the legal and ethical issues surrounding ______

11.8 of the syllabus covers the topic of ______ and assisted suicide

Relatives have five days in which to register a ______

The following documents are required to register a death and are expected to be produced by the person registering the ______

Upon completion of the process, the registering ______ will receive:

Certain religions have customs related to ______

Complete the certificate ______

The SJR involves trained reviewers scrutinizing the medical record and commenting on specific phases of ______ care

Children’s deaths should be reported as laid out in the ______ advice

The two parts of the cremation form have to be signed by two separate ______

According to the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, one of the procedures recommended to pronounce life extinct is the absence of ___________ on palpation.

In hospital, the absence of ____________ on a continuous ECG display can be used to confirm irreversible cardiorespiratory arrest.

After five minutes of continued cardiorespiratory arrest, the absence of the pupillary responses to light, of the corneal reflexes, and of any motor response to supra-orbital pressure should be ___________.

Death certification requires a registered medical practitioner and relates to ____________ of death rather than just fact of death.

According to the text, the doctor who cared for the patient during the last illness that led to death is referred to as the ______.

If the attending doctor has not seen the deceased within the preceding 14 days and has not seen the body after death, then the Registrar must refer to the ______.

The doctor's signature, residence, and registered qualifications with GMC should be included on the ______ of the MCCD form.

The immediate cause of death should be stated in ______ of the MCCD form.

An interested person has the right to actively participate in the inquest proceedings, whether by virtue of relationship to the deceased, involvement in the circumstances of the death or at the discretion of the Coroner. They have rights to receive disclosure of documents including toxicology and post mortem analysis and to have legal support in the Coroner’s court. Witnesses have a right not to ______.

Although the purpose of the inquest is fact-finding, where the Coroner deems it appropriate referral to other agencies, e.g. professional bodies, police, etc. Moreover, the family may decide to pursue a civil claim based upon information adduced at the Inquest. The Coroner’s certificate of medical death is an interim certificate issued by the Coroner to allow settlement of the deceased’s estate where a delay is likely. Coroner’s Regulation 28 reports (Prevention of Future Death Reports – PFD). If any information is revealed during the Coroner’s investigation, or during the course of evidence heard at the Inquest, which gives rise to “a concern that circumstances creating a risk of other deaths will occur, or will ______.

A properly interested person has the right to actively participate in the inquest proceedings, whether by virtue of relationship to the deceased, involvement in the circumstances of the death or at the discretion of the Coroner. They have rights to receive disclosure of documents including toxicology and post mortem analysis and to have legal support in the Coroner’s court. ______ have a right not to self-incriminate.

According to the text, the doctor who cared for the patient during the last illness that led to death is referred to as the ______.

If the attending doctor has not seen the deceased within the preceding 14 days and has not seen the body after death, then the Registrar must refer to the ______.

Certain religions have customs related to ______.

The doctor's signature, residence, and registered qualifications with GMC should be included on the ______ of the MCCD form.