5 Manners of Death Flashcards
1
Q
Natural death definition
A
Death caused solely by disease or natural process
2
Q
Natural death example
A
SUDI
3
Q
Suicide definition
A
Death from self-inflicted injury with evidence of intent to die
4
Q
Evidence of intent to die
A
- Elicit expression
- Previous attempts
- Act constituting implicit intent (gunshot wound)
5
Q
Homicide definition
A
Action of one person (with or without intent) directly causing the death of another
6
Q
Accidental death definition
A
Unnatural death resulting from an inadvertent chance happening
7
Q
Accidental death examples
A
- Traffic deaths
- Industrial deaths
- Drug-related deaths
- Complication of therapy deaths
8
Q
Unascertained death definition
A
Unnatural death when a clear preponderance of evidence supporting a specific manner of death is not available (unable to define cause of death despite thorough investigation)
9
Q
Unascertained death examples
A
- Seizures
- Arrhythmias
- Severe post-mortem decomposition
