Citation

Ostrom M, Ahlm K, Eriksson A. Lakartidningen 2001; 98(9): 955-959.

Vernacular Title

Bristfallig handlaggning av onaturliga dodsfall.

Affiliation

Institutionen för samhällsmedicin och rehabilitering, Rättsmedicin, Umeå universitet, Rättsmedicinalverket.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, Sveriges Lakarforbund)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11292976

Abstract

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.

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