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Death Certificate and Cause of Death Reporting in Times of Disaster

Description

The goal of this training is for medical certifiers to understand the importance of the disaster-related death certificate. To understand when a death is a disaster-related death.  Once you determine it is a disaster related death you will understand how an accurate and complete disaster-related death certificate is reported.

Learning Objectives

After completing this module, you will be able to:

  • Identify the importance of reporting disaster-related deaths
  • Describe the types of disaster-related deaths
  • Understand how the cause of death on a death certificate is reported

Intended Audience

Physicians, Medical Certifiers, Justices of the Peace and Funeral Home Directors

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