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by DanBC
2240 days ago
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> When person in an elderly care facility dies we don't do a forensic investigation. We just shrug and say "I guess it was their time". This ("we just shrug and say "I guess it was their time"") is untrue. It's okay that you don't know, but you should stop spreading this misinformation. |
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The accuracy of death certificates. Implications for health statistics. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1871957
> Significant discrepancies between the two documents were observed in 50% of patients. In 25%, the immediate cause of death was incorrectly stated on the certificate, having been assigned to a different organ system in the majority of those cases. In 33%, there was disagreement on major disease other than the immediate cause of death.
Anecdotally, elderly people I've lost had completely wrong death certificates. When common sense, anecdotal evidence, and a cursory review of the scientific literature point in the same direction I'm going to assume that's the way it is.
Also, try to be kinder in the way you communicate.