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An unnatural cause of death results from an external cause, typically including homicides, suicides, accidents, medical errors, alcohol intoxications and drug overdoses. [5] [6] Jurisdictions differ in how they categorize and report unnatural deaths, including level of detail and whether they are considered a single category with subcategories, or separate top-level categories.
Accidental death. An accidental death is an unnatural death that is caused by an accident, such as a slip and fall, traffic collision, or accidental poisoning. Accidental deaths are distinguished from death by natural causes, disease, and from intentional homicides and suicide. An accidental death can still be considered a homicide or suicide ...
Thanatology. Autopsy (1890) by Enrique Simonet. Thanatology is the scientific study of death and the losses brought about as a result. It investigates the mechanisms and forensic aspects of death, such as bodily changes that accompany death and the postmortem period, as well as wider psychological and social aspects related to death.
Death is the end of life; the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism. [1] The remains of a former organism normally begin to decompose shortly after death. [2] Death eventually and inevitably occurs in all organisms.
Forensic pathology is an application of medical jurisprudence. A forensic pathologist is a medical doctor who has completed training in anatomical pathology and has subsequently specialized in forensic pathology. [1] The requirements for becoming a "fully qualified" forensic pathologist vary from country to country.
Social murder (German: sozialer Mord) is the unnatural death that occurs due to social, political, or economic oppression.The phrase was coined by Friedrich Engels in his 1845 work The Condition of the Working-Class in England whereby "the class which at present holds social and political control" (i.e. the bourgeoisie) "places hundreds of proletarians in such a position that they inevitably ...
The leading cause of avoidable deaths was ischaemic heart disease in males and lung cancer in females. Preventable causes of death are causes of death related to risk factors which could have been avoided. [1] The World Health Organization has traditionally classified death according to the primary type of disease or injury.
A presumption of death occurs when a person is believed to be dead, despite the absence of direct proof of the person's death, such as the finding of remains (e.g., a corpse or skeleton) attributable to that person. Such a presumption is typically made by an individual when a person has been missing for an extended period and in the absence of ...