Non-motoring > Post mortem/autopsy findings Miscellaneous
Thread Author: bathtub tom Replies: 8
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New Tue 11 Jul 23 22:21 
 Post mortem/autopsy findings - bathtub tom
An acquaintance was found dead at the weekend, suddenly and unexpectedly, they were 60, had no health problems and were not seeing a doctor. I expect there will be a post mortem/autopsy fairly quickly to rule out foul play.
The rumour mill is in full fantasy mode. I was wondering if there's any way to find the results to quash the more outlandish suggestions?
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New Wed 12 Jul 23 10:00 
 Post mortem/autopsy findings - Zero
Depends on the coroner, who will decide if a PM is required. On face value, it seems there will be. If there is no suspicious circumstances, the report wont be top of the queue.
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New Wed 12 Jul 23 10:16 
 Post mortem/autopsy findings - maltrap
Apply for a copy of the death certificate.
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New Wed 12 Jul 23 22:13 
 Post mortem/autopsy findings - bathtub tom
>> Apply for a copy of the death certificate.

Thank you, that didn't occur to me.
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New Wed 12 Jul 23 10:17 
 Post mortem/autopsy findings - maltrap
Apply for a copy of the death certificate.
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New Wed 12 Jul 23 10:24 
 Post mortem/autopsy findings - Bromptonaut
>> Apply for a copy of the death certificate.

Unless there's an inquest, which you could attend, that's probably the simplest way.

A rumour mill in overdrive will run out of energy soon enough. People drop dead with monotonous regularity usually for the same handful of causes; heart attack or stroke being the main ones. Is there anything fuelling the mill beyond the fact of an unexpected death?
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New Wed 12 Jul 23 13:42 
 Post mortem/autopsy findings - BiggerBadderDave
(Very) short illness?
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New Thu 13 Jul 23 07:48 
 Post mortem/autopsy findings - Falkirk Bairn
A friend of 2 of my sons literally dropped dead just before Xmas, 47 fit as a fiddle and no family history of early deaths.

Cardiac arrest, post mortem ordered and confirmed the cause. The diagnosis on his admission to hospital was 100% correct. Sadly a daily occurrence all over the UK in young & fit people.



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New Thu 13 Jul 23 08:40 
 Post mortem/autopsy findings - sherlock47
A cardiac specialist recently told me that they have seen a unexplained increase in spontaneous heart stop incidents, where PMs have not revealed any signs of disease and history is clear. This is in a younger age group. I guess that the older the patient, the more likely that some underlying problems are discovered in the PM.

Maybe my pacemaker was a good idea?
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