Definition of Terms Flashcards

1
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Refers to the examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or character and extent of changes produced by disease

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Autopsy

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2
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The interment of remains in a grave, niche, tomb and a columbarium, the sea for the cremains or ashes and other approved final disposal places

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Burial

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3
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A place duly authorized by law for permanent disposal of the dead such as cemetery, memorial park, catacomb, ossuary and columbarium

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Burial ground

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4
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Refers to the body of a deceased person (remains used for anatomical studies)

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Cadaver

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5
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Refers to an underground place of burial consisting of galleries or passages with slide recesses for tombs

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Catacomb

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6
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Refers to ashes resulting from the cremation of a dead body

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Cinerary remains or cremains

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7
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Termination of activities in the cemetery concerned

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Closure of Burial Ground

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8
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A structure of vaults lined with recesses for cinerary urns; a vault with niches for urns containing ashes of the dead

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Columbarium

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9
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Refers to the DOH- Committee of Examiners for Undertakers and Embalmers

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Committee

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10
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Refers to a process of reducing human remains to bone fragments of fine sand (particles) or ashes through combustion and dehydration

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Cremation

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11
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Refers to a disease with high level of infectiousness that spread rapidly and extensively or which is serious or life-threatening

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Dangerous Communicable Disease

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12
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Refers to the the permanent disappearance of all evidence of life at any time after live birth has taken place (post natal cessation of vital functions without the capability of resuscitation)

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Death

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13
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An official document setting forth particulars relating to a dead person, including the name of the individual, the date of birth and the date of death

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Certificate of Death

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14
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The removal of exhumation of remains from places of interment

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Disinterment

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15
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PD856 Chapter XXI

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Disposal of Dead Persons

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16
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Refers to the proper care and management of human remains during handling, preparation, preservation, transport, and final disposal or use

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Disposal of Dead Persons

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17
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A duly licensed person by the DOH authorized to practice embalming

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Embalmer

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18
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The art and science of preparing, disinfecting, preserving and restoring the remains to forestall decomposition and to make them suitable for public display at a funeral before final disposal

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Embalming

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19
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A duly authorized place by law where dead bodies are embalmed and prepared for final disposition

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Embalming Facility/ Establishment

20
Q

An exceptionally difficult situation with one or more of the following conditions:
1. absence of a doctor
2. far-flung area (retrieval of the remain is not possible within 7 hrs of death)
3. non-working day
4. mass casualty incident and mass deaths
5. mass burial
6. absence of relatives
7. war
8. force majeure

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Extreme cases

21
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Death prior to the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the duration of the pregnancy; the death is indicated by the fact that after such separation the fetus does not breath nor show any other evidence of life, such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles

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Fetal Death

22
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Is there a separate death certificate for fetus? Yes or no?

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Yes

23
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A place authorized by law used in the preparation and care of the body of a deceased person for viewing, burial or cremation

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Funeral Establishment

24
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The provision of coffin/casket/urn, viewing area and preparing remains for shipment/transport, burial/interment, or cremation

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Funeral Service

25
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An excavation made in the ground in which to bury the remains

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Grave

26
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A certification from the Director IV of the DOH Center for Health Development (CHD) which allows the applicant for the establishment of a burial ground or funeral service to commence the development in the proposed location according to the approved plans

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Initial Permit

27
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An official written certification issued by the city or municipal health officer to a person employed in a funeral and burial ground establishment, and other related services after passing the required physical and medical examinations

A

Health Certificate

28
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The act of burying a dead person

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Interment

29
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The act of placing cremated remains in an urn

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Inurnment

30
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The local political subdivision which refers to the province, city, municipality, or barangay

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Local Government Unit

31
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An official or employee responsible for the application of prescribed health measure in a local political subdivision.

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Local Health Authority

32
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Refers to the provincial, city, municipal health officer

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Local Health Officer

33
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An event when several persons die due to natural calamities, accidents, epidemics, etc.

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Mass Death

34
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A physician who specializes in the application of medical knowledge to the purposes of law and in the administration of justice

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Medico-Legal Officer

35
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A place where a remains are kept temporarily pending identification or release for embalming, cremation, burial, or autopsy

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Morgue

36
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Interment space above the ground for remains

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Niche or Tomb

37
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A designated place for a repository of bones of the remains

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Ossuary

38
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A certification from Director IV of the DOH CHD that the burial ground or funeral establishment has completed according to the approved plan

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Operational Permit

39
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An authorized burial ground established for the exclusive use of a family or individual

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Private Burial Ground

40
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An authorized burial ground owned or managed by the government or private individual or corporation that is established for the common use of the public

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Public Burial Ground

41
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The body or parts of the body of a dead person including the cremated remains

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Remains

42
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The termination of burial activities in the cemetery and subsequent exhumation of all remains

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Removal of Burial Ground

43
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The permission or certification in the writing of the city or municipal health officer, or in his absence the chief or head of the sanitation division/section/unit that upon inspection and evaluation of the establishment has at least satisfactorily complied with the sanitation requirements in accordance with PD No. 856 and local ordinances

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Sanitary Permit

44
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Refers to the Code

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The Code on Sanitation of the Philippines, PD 856

45
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A duly certified person by DOH who practices undertaking

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Undertaker