Copy of Cause of death

Hello and welcome to my final presentation on autopsy

In 2019. About 2.85 million deaths were reported in the United States

With COVID beginning in 2020. That number rose by about 16%.

Each of those deaths typically went through an autopsy.

Today I will be discussing how to determine the

cause of death in humans.

First I will go over an autopsy and it steps

then the death investigation process.

Next determining the manner of death and finally we'll leave you

with a few facts about autopsies that I found most interesting.

So first off, what is an autopsy?

An autopsy is a surgical procedure

that consists of a thorough examination of a corpse by dissection

to determine the cause, mode and manner of death

or to evaluate any disease or injury that

may be present for research or educational purposes.

Academic autopsies are performed by students for study purposes. Only.

Their main purpose is for medical students

and residents to experience anatomy and pathology.

Firsthand

levels of autopsies include complete which is where

the entire body cavity is thoroughly comed over

LTD where the pathologists may not include the head and their findings

and selective autopsies.

Which is when the examiner will look at only specific organs.

The steps to completing an autopsy include

external examination, internal examination,

then viewing the internal organs and removing them.

Then comes the removal of the brain,

examining the organs,

returning the organs back to the body and closure.

The stages of death investigation include examination of

the body and whether the death is reportable.

The corner corner will then determine whether it was a natural death.

Then the coroner will interpret his or her findings in the

death report to determine if somebody else is at fault.

Manner of death can be determined as natural, accidental homicide,

suicide or undetermined

According to the chart in the slide.

Most people in 2020 died from natural causes,

followed by accidental non traffic deaths

than suicide,

traffic accidents,

homicide

and ending with undetermined deaths.

Some fun facts that I learned about autopsies

or that the precision blades of surgical tools designed to minimize the risk of

accidental cuts are sometimes shunned in autopsies

in favor of cheaper pruning scissors.

These are usually the ones that you find in hardware stores.

Um at the end of an autopsy,

the organs are either incinerated or put in a bag

and placed back in the body before the body is closed

lungs. Almost always show some pathology in adults,

even in those who are relatively healthy in life.

Alzheimer's disease can be diagnosed at a glance from brain shrinkage of about 10%.

Thank you so much for watching.

I hope you learned something interesting about autopsies and the importance

of determining the cause of death to accurately monitor public health.

Thank you

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