[Inadequate management of unnatural deaths].
A death certificate was issued without a medicolegal autopsy in one third of all Swedish cases of unnatural death during 1991 through 1996. Out of 415 unnatural deaths in the northern part of Sweden, not subjected to a medicolegal autopsy but analyzed in this study, only 14% were reported to police authorities. Elderly, women and patients dying after a longer period of hospital care were more often not reported to the police. It is recommended that forensic pathologists be consulted in order to achieve better management of unnatural deaths.
Oström
M
M
Institutionen för samhällsmedicin och rehabilitering, Rättsmedicin, Umeå universitet, Rättsmedicinalverket.
Ahlm
K
K
Eriksson
A
A
D000059:Accidents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001344:Autopsy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002423:Cause of Death; D003644:Death Certificates; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016495:Police; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013548:Sweden; D014754:Violence