Presentation on Autopsy , incest & coroner's case

1. • TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHANA
• DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
• Bsc. GENERAL NURSING
• LEVEL 200

2. COURSE TITLE : PERSPECTIVE OF
NURSING / PROFESSIONAL
ADJUSTMENT
COURSE CODE : TBSN 201
GROUP MEMBERS [ GROUP 2]
1. RGN/0016/18
2. RGN/ 0012 /19

3. PRESENTATION ON
•Identification and Modification of
Coroner's Case ; Autopsy & Inquest.
West African College of Nursing

4. IDENTIFICATION AND NOTIFICATION
OF CORONER'S CASE
• Coroners are medical examiners who have expert
knowledge of the human body and the ability to
determine the cause of death in most cases. Other names
for coroners include medical legal investigators (MLI),
forensic pathologists, or simply medical examiners.
• When a death occurs under unusual or suspicious
circumstances, the coroner is called in to investigate the
cause of death. This is then referred to as a “coroner’s
case.” Even a death attended by a physician may become
a coroner’s case.One of the key duties of a coroner is to
establish the cause of death. When a death is due to
natural circumstances, the coroner decides how much
investigation is required and often gives the attending
physician the authority to sign the death certificate.

5. • Cases which may be classified as coroner’s
cases include deaths by homicide, suicide,
car crashes, as well as deaths that occur in a
prison or jail. Once a death has been
established as a coroner’s case, the coroner
must sign the death certificate and perform
an investigation. During an investigation, a
coroner can question people, collect
evidence from private property, issue
subpoenas and ask for medical records. The
coroner is awarded the same authoritative
powers as an peace officer.

6. AUTOPSY
• The coroner may order an official autopsy on any coroner’s case.
Under these circumstances the performance of the autopsy does not
require the permission of the deceased’s family or spouse.
• An autopsy (post-mortem examination, obduction, necropsy, or
autopsia cadaverum) is a surgical procedure that consists of a
thorough examination of a corpse by dissection to determine the
cause, mode and manner of death or to evaluate any disease or
injury that may be present for research or educational purposes.
(The term "necropsy" is generally reserved for non-human animals;
see below). Autopsies are usually performed by a specialized medical
doctor called a pathologist. In most cases, a medical examiner or
coroner can determine cause of death and only a small portion of
deaths require an autopsy.

7. TYPES OF AUTOPSY
• 1. Medico-Legal Autopsy or Forensic or coroner's autopsies seek to find
the cause and manner of death and to identify the decedent.[10] They
are generally performed, as prescribed by applicable law, in cases of
violent, suspicious or sudden deaths, deaths without medical assistance
or during surgical procedures.[10]
• 2. Clinical or Pathological autopsies are performed to diagnose a
particular disease or for research purposes. They aim to determine,
clarify, or confirm medical diagnoses that remained unknown or unclear
prior to the patient's death.
• 3. Anatomical or academic autopsies are performed by students of
anatomy for study purpose only.
• 4. Virtual or medical imaging autopsies are performed utilizing imaging
technology only, primarily magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and
computed tomography (CT).

8. INQUEST
• An inquest is a judicial inquiry in common law
jurisdictions, particularly one held to determine the
cause of a person's death.Conducted by a judge, jury, or
government official, an inquest may or may not require
an autopsy carried out by a coroner or medical
examiner. Generally, inquests are conducted only when
deaths are sudden or unexplained. An inquest may be
called at the behest of a coroner, judge, prosecutor, or,
in some jurisdictions, upon a formal request from the
public. A coroner's jury may be convened to assist in
this type of proceeding. Inquest can also mean such a
jury and the result of such an investigation. In general
usage, inquest is also used to mean any investigation or
inquiry.

9. WEST AFRICAN COLLEGE OF
NURSING
• The West African Health Community (WAHC) was
established as the Commonwealth West African
Regional Health Secretariat in May 1972 by the
governments of The Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra
Leone in cooperation with the Commonwealth
Secretariat, London. In 1974, the Republic of Liberia
joined the Community and the word “Commonwealth”
was dropped from the designation of the organization.
On 25th October, 1979, in Lagos, Nigeria, the policy
making organ of the organization, signed a Treaty to
change the name of the Organization and thereby
establishing the West African Health Community.

10. • The West African College of Nursing (WACN) is
one of the specialized Agencies of the former
West African Health Community.The College
was established in 1981, in Banjul, The Gambia.
The headquarters is in Lagos, Nigeria, and
located within the Secretariat of the West
African Health Community (WAHC) the parent
Organization. The College was established with
the belief that this would enhance the
education facilities of basic registered Nurse
Training programmes and for continuing post
basic courses across the Sub-region.

11. AIMS & OBJECTIVES
• Some of the objectives of the College are to:
• - Promote excellence in nursing education – basic and post
basic level and maintain the standard of nursing within the
sub-region.
• - Formulate and support nursing educational programmes.
• - Contribute to the improvement of health care within the
West African sub-region.
• - Plan and implement continuing educational programmes
for nursing personnel.
• - Promote and encourage research in the field of nursing

12. FACULTIES OF THE COLLEGE
• 1. Medical Surgical Nursing (with 3 Sub-areas):
• • Critical Nursing (Accident and Emergency, Intensive
Care, Peri-operative Nursing, Special Care Babies
Nursing).
• • Palliative Nursing (Terminally Ill – HIV/AIDS, Cancers
etc., Rehabilitation).
• • Adult Nursing (Non-Communicable Diseases).
• 2. Reproductive Health Nursing (MCH)
• 3. Mental Health/Psychiatric Nursing
• 4. Community Health Nursing
• 5. Faculty of Administration, Management and Education
(FAME).

13. Who is Eligible for Membership ?
• Members of the College are designated
Fellows. These are members of the Nursing
profession with at least First degree in
Nursing in any of the member states who
have passed the examination prescribed by
the College through its Fellowship programs

14. References
• 1. https://careertrend.com/facts-6961897-coroner-
s-case-.html
• 2. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopsy
• 3. https://nursesarena.com/e-
couraeaebooks/west-african-college-of-nursing/
• 4. https://www.wacn-online.com/whoweare.php