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In many legal jurisdictions, the manner of death is a determination, typically made by the coroner, medical examiner, police, or similar officials, and recorded as a vital statistic. Within the United States and the United Kingdom, a distinction is made between the cause of death, which is a specific disease or injury, versus manner of death, which is primarily a legal determination versus the mechanism of death (also called the mode of death) which does not explain why the person died or the underlying cause of death and can include cardiac arrest or exsanguination. Different categories are used in different jurisdictions, but manner of death determinations include everything from very broad categories like "natural" and "homicide" to specific manners like "traffic accident" or "gunshot wound". In some cases an autopsy is performed, either due to general legal requirements, because the medical cause of death is uncertain, upon the request of family members or guardians, or because the circumstances of death were suspicious. International Classification of Disease (ICD) codes can be used to record manner and cause of death in a systematic way that makes it easy to compile statistics and more feasible to compare events across jurisdictions. Terminology Death by natural causes A death by natural causes results from an illness and its complications or an internal malfunction of the body not directly caused by external forces, other than infectious disease. For example, a person dying from complications from pneumonia, diarrheal disease or HIV/AIDS (infections), cancer, stroke or heart disease (internal body malfunctions), or sudden organ failure would most likely be listed as having died from natural causes. "Death by natural causes" is sometimes used as a euphemism for "dying of old age", which is considered problematic as a cause of death (as opposed to a specific age-related disease); there are also many non-age-related causes of "natural" death, for legal manner-of-death purposes. (See Cause of death § Aging.) There is particular ambiguity around the classification of cardiac deaths triggered by a traumatic incident, such as in stress cardiomyopathy. Liability for a death classified as by natural causes may still be found if a proximate cause is established, as in the 1969 California case People v. Stamp. Unnatural causes An unnatural death results from an external cause, typically including homicides, suicides, accidents, medical errors, alcohol intoxications and drug overdoses. Jurisdictions differ in how they categorize and report unnatural deaths, including level of detail and whether they are considered a single category with subcategories, or separate top-level categories. There is no international standard on whether or how to classify a death as natural vs. unnatural. "Mechanism of death" is sometimes used to refer to the proximate cause of death, which might differ from the cause that is used to classify the manner of death. For example, the proximate cause or mechanism of death might be brain ischemia (lack of blood flow to the brain), caused by a malignant neoplasm (cancer), in turn caused by a dose of ionizing radiation administered by a person with intent to kill or injure, leading to certification of the manner of death as "homicide". The manner of death can be recorded as "undetermined" if there is not enough evidence to reach a firm conclusion. For example, the discovery of a partial human skeleton indicates a death, but might not provide enough evidence to determine a cause. Categories by jurisdiction United States In the United States, a manner of death is expressed as belonging to one classification of a group of six possible: Natural Accident Suicide Homicide Undetermined Pending In some jurisdictions, some more detailed manners may be reported in numbers broken out from the main four or five. For example: Legal intervention (e.g. capital punishment) Act of war Automobile accidents Deaths of prison inmates by acute intoxication United Kingdom In the United Kingdom, when people die, either a doctor writes an acceptable natural cause of death medical certificate, or a coroner (procurator fiscal in Scotland) investigates the case. Coroners are independent judicial officers who investigate deaths reported to them, and subsequently whatever inquiries are necessary to discover the cause of death, this includes ordering a post-mortem examination, obtaining witness statements and medical records, or holding an inquest. In the unified legal jurisdiction of England and Wales, most deaths are certified by doctors without autopsy or coroner involvement. Almost all deaths certified by the coroner involve an autopsy but most do not involve a formal inquest. In England and Wales, a specific list of choices for verdicts is not mandated, and "narrative verdicts" are allowed, which are not specifically classified. The verdicts aggregated by the Ministry of Justice are: Homicide Killed unlawfully Killed lawfully Suicide Attempted or self-induced abortion Cause of death aggravated by lack of care, or self-neglect Dependence on drugs Non-dependent abuse of drugs Want of attention at birth Death from industrial diseases Death by accident or misadventure Stillborn Death from natural causes Open verdict Disaster Other jurisdictions Some jurisdictions place deaths in absentia, such as deaths at sea and missing persons declared dead in a court of law, in the "Undetermined" category on the grounds that due to the fact-finder's lack of ability to examine the body, the examiner has no personal knowledge of the manner of (assumed) death; others classify such deaths in an additional category "Other", reserving "Undetermined" for deaths in which the fact-finder has access to the body, but the information provided by the body and examination of it is insufficient to provide sufficient grounds for a determination. The Norwegian Medical Association classifies what other jurisdictions might call "undetermined" as "unnatural": Sudden and unexpected death of an unknown cause Deaths in prison or while in civilian or military detention Legal implications A death ruled as homicide or unlawful killing is typically referred to police or prosecutor or equivalent official for investigation and criminal charges if warranted. Deaths caused by capital punishment, though homicides, are generally assumed to be lawful and are not prosecuted. Most deaths due to war are not prosecuted, unless there is evidence of a war crime, in which case troops on foreign territory might be prosecuted by the military justice system, domestic law enforcement, or the International Criminal Court. Some insurance contracts, such as life insurance policies, have special rules for certain manners of death. Suicide, for example, may invalidate claims under terms of such a contract. See also Inquests in England and Wales (conducted by coroners) Coroner § History Cause of death Proximate and ultimate causatio.... Discover the Old Natural Ways popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Old Natural Ways books.
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Winner Take Nothing
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Plant Galls
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The Wild Places
Robert MacfarlaneFrom the author of The Old Ways and Underland, an "eloquent (and compulsively readable) reminder that, though we're laying waste the world, nature still holds sway over much of the...
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The Soil
B. N. K. Davis, N. Walker, D. F. Ball & Alastair FitterThe soil is one of the great unsung disappearing resources, with over 100m tonnes being destroyed every year. This edition is exclusive to newnaturalists.comThe soil is the work pl...
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Loch Lomondside
John MitchellLoch Lomondside is celebrated for its outstanding scenery. The area supports a rich tapestry of water and wild land, forest and woodland, farmland and settlement. This edition is e...
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The Old Ways
Robert MacfarlaneFrom the acclaimed author of The Wild Places and Underland, an exploration of walking and thinkingIn this exquisitely written book, Robert Macfarlane sets off from his Cambridge, E...
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The Folklore of Birds
Edward A. ArmstrongTracing the magicoreligious beliefs surrounding birds as far back in time as is possible, to the cultures in which these beliefs arose. This edition is exclusive to newnaturalists....
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Grouse
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Woodlands
Oliver RackhamThe 100th volume of the prestigious New Naturalist series, written by one of Britain's bestknown naturalists, explores the significance and history of woodlands on the British land...
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The Open Sea
Alister HardyThe New Naturalist editors believe this to be the greatest general work on the subject ever written. This edition is exclusive to newnaturalists.comProfessor Alistair Hardy is trul...
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Insect Natural History
A. D. ImmsInsect Natural History introduces the reader to some of the latest discoveries and ideas about British Insects.This volume deals with the natural history of British insects, and in...
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Grasshoppers and Crickets
Ted BentonFor the first time ever, a DVD featuring exclusive video and audio material accompanies the latest New Naturalist volume, a multimedia first for the series.Ted Benton offers a comp...
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Ferns
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Partridges
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Terns
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Finches
Ian NewtonThis illustrated survey of finch behaviour is a thorough, nontechnical account of the habits of these birds throughout the world.Greenfinches nest in plantations, large shrubby gar...
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13 Ways to Eat a Fly
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Wild Flowers of Chalk and Limestone
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Hedgehog
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British Birds of Prey
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Becoming Animal
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The Natural History of Pollination
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Climate and Weather
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Natural History in the Highlands and Islands
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Dragonflies
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Ecology and Natural History
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The Natural History of Orkney
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British Game
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Mountains and Moorlands
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Bird Migration
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Birds and Men
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Seashore
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Ants
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Insect Migration
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Sea-Birds
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Galloway and the Borders
Derek RatcliffeAnother volume in the widelyread New Naturalist series, this book is an indepth study of the natural developments and history of Galloway and surrounding areas.Often overlooked due...
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Moths
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The Gamekeeper at Home
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Plant Disease
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Climate and the British Scene
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Inheritance and Natural History
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Plant Pests
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How to Fish
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Lichens
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Creative Play the Steiner Waldorf Way
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British Freshwater Fish
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Wild Orchids of Britain
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