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<p>The obligatory post-mortem examination and the issuing of a&#xa0;death certificate are among the more unpopular medical tasks. Nevertheless, the legislature has entrusted the medical profession with a&#xa0;socially important task that should be carried out carefully. The examining physician decides whether the death remains a&#xa0;private matter or whether an official death investigation should first shed light on the circumstances of the death. The post-mortem examination system is the only instrument for the systematic detection of homicide offences. The prerequisite for issuing a&#xa0;death certificate is a&#xa0;carefully conducted external post-mortem examination, which must be carried out in full at least when certifying a&#xa0;natural or unexplained cause of death. In addition, the medical information on the death certificate serves epidemiological and health policy purposes and contains important information on infection control.</p>

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Prähospitale Leichenschau

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  • 发表日期：

    2025年5月9日

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  • Markus A. Rothschild,
  • Judith Froch-Cortis

摘要

The obligatory post-mortem examination and the issuing of a death certificate are among the more unpopular medical tasks. Nevertheless, the legislature has entrusted the medical profession with a socially important task that should be carried out carefully. The examining physician decides whether the death remains a private matter or whether an official death investigation should first shed light on the circumstances of the death. The post-mortem examination system is the only instrument for the systematic detection of homicide offences. The prerequisite for issuing a death certificate is a carefully conducted external post-mortem examination, which must be carried out in full at least when certifying a natural or unexplained cause of death. In addition, the medical information on the death certificate serves epidemiological and health policy purposes and contains important information on infection control.