Death certification is to be done on the International Death Certificate that is a standard format prescribed by the World Health Organization (W.H.O.)
This means that if a person were to die in India or U.K. or Siberia, the same death certificate format would be used to fill in the cause of death for the purpose of standardization across the world
The MCCD form has a:
1. Medical part - in the centre of the form
2. Non-medical part - at the top and bottom sections of the form
to see the respective parts of the MCCD form
1. Medical part is for the:
i. Cause of death
ii. Manner of death
iii. Time intervals and
iv. ICD codes
to see it on the MCCD form
2. Non-medical part has:
i. Identification and demographic particulars about the deceased at the top
ii. Identification details of the certifying physician at the bottom
iii. And a detachable portion (at the bottom) for filling information on the fact of death and handing over to the relatives
to see it on the MCCD form
There are 3 forms:
i. Institutional deaths to be filled in Form No 4
ii. Non-institutional deaths to be filled in Form No 4(A)
iii. Perinatal death form
In this course, we will look at the 3rd form briefly and in great detail about the use of first 2 forms.
Institutional deaths
to be filled in
Form No. 4
Information on manner of death needs to be filled here
All Non-institutional deaths to be filled in Form No 4(A)
Information on manner of death is not asked for in this form
Perinatal death form is used for deaths occurring when the fetus is in utero, 28 wks of gestational age, to up to 7 days after birth
Manner of death is to be filled only in the Institutional death certificate (Form No. 4)
The options are: natural, accident, suicide, homicide or pending investigation (for death of unknown intent)
This question item is found just below the box for cause of death in the MCCD form
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