To ascertain the cause of death, the first step is to understand the differences between
1.Mode of death
2.Manner of death and
3.Cause of death
Mode OR Mechanism of death
It is a derangement or disturbance by which a cause of death exerts its lethal effect (e.g., cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest, cardio respiratory arrest); must not be used as an underlying cause of death
Manner of death
The way in which the death occurred.
It can be classified as below
Natural
Accident
Suicide
Homicide
Pending investigation
Cause of death CoD
Cause of death is a term used to indicate the medical cause of death.
It lists the disease(s) or injuries that caused death.
It includes
a. Underlying CoD
b. Immediate CoD
c. Antecedent CoD
You will learn more about each of these further in your course
Why do you need to differentiate between Mode, Manner and Cause of death?
Let us try to know more about this through the following exercise
