Question

A physician is has a patient that he believes has had foul play. What type of autopsy would the physician request?

Question 15 options:

Medical- legal autopsy


Investigation Autopsy


Medical Autopsy


Evidence Autopsy

Answer 1

A Medical-Legal Autopsy seeks to find the cause and manner of death. They are generally performed in cases of violent, suspicious or sudden deaths, deaths without medical assistance or during surgical procedures.