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• A doctor was called to write the death certificate of an old man. On examination, no apparent external injuries were observed but the hypostasis was red in colour. He referred the case to the medicolegal authorities & refused to write the certificate. 1. Why did he refuse to write the death certificate? 2. What is the possible cause of death? 3. What are the other data which may be known from the hypostasis?

Name: • A doctor was called to write the death certificate of an old man. On examination, no apparent external injuries were observed but the hypostasis was red in colour. He referred the case to the medicolegal authorities refused to write the certificate. 1. Why did he refuse to write the death certificate? 2. What is the possible cause of death? 3. What are the other data which may be known from the hypostasis?
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          • A doctor was called to write the death certificate of an old man. On examination, no apparent external injuries were observed but the hypostasis was red in colour. He referred the case to the medicolegal authorities & refused to write the certificate. 1. Why did he refuse to write the death certificate? 2. What is the possible cause of death? 3. What are the other data which may be known from the hypostasis?

• A doctor was called to write the death certificate of an old man. On examination, no apparent external injuries were observed but the hypostasis was red in colour. He referred the case to the medicolegal authorities refused to write the certificate. 1. Why did he refuse to write the death certificate? 2. What is the possible cause of death? 3. What are the other data which may be known from the hypostasis?

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Julianne Zedalis, John Eggebrecht

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11/08/2021

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The doctor refused to write the death certificate because he suspected that the cause of death was not natural. The red color of the lividity (the pooling of blood in the lowest parts of the body after death) suggested that the old man might have died from carbon Show more…

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The doctor was called to write the death certificate of an old man. On examination, no apparent external injuries were observed, but the lividity was red in color. He referred the case to the medicolegal authorities and refused to write the certificate. Why did he refuse to write the death certificate? What is the possible cause of death? What other information can be determined from the lividity?