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The cause-of-death section consists of two parts. Part I is for reporting a chain of events leading directly to death, with the immediate cause of death (the final disease, injury, or complication directly causing death) on Line a and the underlying cause of death (the disease or injury that initiated the chain of morbid events that led ...
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CAUSE OF DEATH. (a) ............................................ Immediate cause due to (or as a consequences of) State the disease, injury or complication which caused death, not the mode of dying such as heart failure, asthenia, etc.
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Aug 7, 2023 · • Documenting the cause of death – The death certificate documents the cause of death by potentially describing three components: the mechanism, the immediate cause, and the underlying cause. The underlying cause is the only one that provides information on the condition responsible for the death and is the only one that is required.
May 10, 2022 · The principle of a cause of death and an underlying cause of death can be applied uniformly by using the medical certification form recommended by the World Health Assembly.
The book reproduces the international form of medical certificate for cause of death, followed by an explanation of the procedures to be adopted in its completion. The book also lists the major causes of death, followed by diagnostic details required for the purpose of statistical analysis.
Filling in the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCD) The medical certificate of cause of death form should be completed following the recommendations described in the WHO International Classification of Diseases (ICD), irrespective of the ICD revision the country is currently using.
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