Sudden death in adults
Abstract
The pathologist hands you, the investigator, a death certificate stating the decedent died of a myocardial infarction due to coronary artery thrombosis. It is the investigator’s job to call the family with the cause of death after autopsies are completed. Apply what you have learned about this cause of death and sketch the key features in layman’s terms to explain it to the family over the phone
Fields of Study & Subjects
Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
Poisoning and overdose treatments
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Death Investigation
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Pages
- 199–240
- Publication date
- 22 September 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter