Certification of cause of death in patients dying soon after proximal femoral fracture

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# All such deaths must be reported to the coroner {#article-title-2} EDITOR,—S J Calder and colleagues reviewed the certification of cause of death in patients dying soon after proximal femoral fracture.1 Their report perpetuates common misconceptions regarding matters relating to death certification and deaths referable to the coroner. It starts with a false premise: that there is any option over reporting a death related to trauma. There is a statutory obligation for all deaths that may be related to trauma to be reported to the coroner, as directed in the Registration of Births and Deaths …

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