Question 11 · LEK · Patient death and autopsy
The doctor stating death is obliged to immediately notify the police or the prosecutor if:
1) they are unable to determine the cause of death;
2) the deceased does not have a next of kin within the meaning of Article 3 of the Act on Patients’ Rights and the Ombudsman for Patients' Rights;
3) they have a justified suspicion that a crime was the cause of death;
4) they have a justified suspicion that suicide was the cause of death;
5) they are unable to establish the identity of the deceased;
The correct answer is:
2) the deceased does not have a next of kin within the meaning of Article 3 of the Act on Patients’ Rights and the Ombudsman for Patients' Rights;
3) they have a justified suspicion that a crime was the cause of death;
4) they have a justified suspicion that suicide was the cause of death;
5) they are unable to establish the identity of the deceased;
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,3,5.
- B. 3,4.
- C. 3,4,5.
- D. 1,2.
- E. 2,3,4.
Hint
The police are involved when the circumstances suggest a possible crime or a non-natural death, or when the body cannot be identified.
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