NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -An unnatural death results from an external cause, typically including homicides, suicides, accidents, medical errors, alcohol intoxications and drug overdoses.

Detailed explanation-2: -The purpose of an autopsy is two-fold: 1) to thoroughly evaluate the presence and extent of human disease in patients and 2) to evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic procedures for the benefit of patient families, our staff, and the future practice of medicine.

Detailed explanation-3: -Unnatural death includes unintentional injuries (accidental poisoning and other accidents) and intentional injuries (suicide and homicide). Other accidents: all accidents other than poisoning combined, e.g. traffic accidents, accidental falls, accidental drowning, burns.

Detailed explanation-4: -It might not seem to mean much at all. But when a death certificate says a person’s death was “natural, ‘’ it is really ruling out the involvement of external causes. The person did not take their own life and they were not killed by somebody else or in an accident such as a car crash or drug overdose.