Death certificate - the right way to fill it out (Case Reports)

Author : Dr. Rita Hulaj, Dr. Ardian Hulaj

Abstract :Introduction: The death certificate is a legally binding document issued by a doctor that details the time, place, and reason of a person's death as well as other descriptive data about the deceased. The method and cause of death are also stated on the certificate. The ability to copy a certificate is crucial for comprehensive studies on population mortality and statistical analysis in public health. Prupose of the Paper: The primary goal of this diploma thesis is to highlight the significance of accurately filling out death certificates and giving the general public with cause-of-death information. Our data illustrates the inaccuracies and potential for errors during the filling out of the death certificate by the medical staff at the second care facility in Kosovë. Working Methods: This study carried out in the Regional Hospital of Prizren, respectively in the Emergency clinic and the Surgery clinic 30 death certificates of patients were analyzed. They were collected such as: age, gender, place of residence. Result: In analyzing the certificates, it was observed that 50% of them had a high degree of error in. Their completion conditions or diseases, failure to meet the time intervals of the cause, etc. Result: In the analysis of the certificates, it was observed that 50% of them had a high degree of error in completing them. The most frequent errors were observed in the use of terminal events, incorrect potentiation of conditions or diseases, failure to complete the time intervals of the cause, etc.

Keywords :Death certificate, mechanism of death, cause of death.

Conference Name :International Conference on Autopsy and Postmortem Chemistry in Forensic Science (ICAPCFS-24)

Conference Place Ankara, Turkey

Conference Date 15th Nov 2024