Anonymous wrote:Vast majority of deaths are not autopsied and cause of death is usually an opinion, often fallible.
When doctors fill out the death certificate they have to enter cause of death. Yes it is our opinion, but we won’t pull something out of the air. You have to be damn sure or you will get in trouble, but I’m sure others are less careful. Medical examiner then takes a look and determines whether a post mortem is needed. If there’s a chance that there was something unnatural, accidental or intentional, the ME will order an autopsy. Three young solders dead in a car would emphatically trigger an order by the ME.
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