medicolegal death

medicolegal death

Any death which requires formal/official (medical examiner or coroner) investigation/inquest.
Examples
Unexpected or violent death of: an infant or child, unidentified or prominent person, or anyone not under a doctor's care; death occurring < 24 hours after hospital admission; death involving negligence or malfunctioning equipment; death of anyone in police custody.

medicolegal death

Forensic medicine Any death that requires official–medical examiner or coroner investigation Examples Unexpected or violent death, death of an infant or child, unidentified or prominent person, anyone not under a doctor's care; death occurring < 24 hrs after hospital admission; death involving negligence or malfunctioning equipment; death of anyone in police custody