Caracterización de la redacción del certificado de defunción en casos de muertes violentas en el Ecuador

Abstract

Introduction: Death certificates are legal documents, where essential information about the cause of death of a person is reflected, it is relevant for its use in public affairs, compilation for health statistics, study of mortality and in this way influence in public health policies. Objective: Explain the correct filling of the death certificate in violent deaths through a bibliographic review for proper use and registration. Method: Analysis - synthesis method was used, through a bibliographic review of articles from journals such as PudMed, Scielo, Wiley Online Library, Elseiver, BMJ Global Health and UpToDate, also the “Código Orgánico Integral Penal”, to obtain the pertinent information. for carrying out this work. Conclusion: In the case of violent deaths, it is recommended to keep in mind items 21 and 23.1 of the certificates of death in our country, which are necessary paragraphs to correctly indicate the cause basic of death of a person and point out that it is a homicide, in order to avoid problems. medical-legal with deprivation of liberty of up to 6 months as established in the “Código Orgánico Integral Penal” of our country.