1
Q
role of forensic pathologists
A
post-mortems
aim to determine cause of death
2
Q
when are hospital post-mortems undertaken?
A
consented
family or clinician request
patient request (donation of brain for neurodegenerative research- PD)
3
Q
legal factors requiring a post-mortem
A
procurator fiscal (responsible for assessing all sudden and unexplained deaths in Scotland) clinically unable to certify death negligence suspected suicide suspected homicide drugs death in custody death at work medical or dental care SUDI industrial notifiable disease accidental death
4
Q
role of procurator fiscal
A
responsible for assessing all sudden and unexplained deaths in Scotland
5
Q
define sudden/unexpected death
A
death within 24 hours from onset of symptoms
