Coroner's

[dafydd2008]

Hi All,

Wondering if there are any coroner's in the PH world?
My dad passed away in India last year whilst travelling and today I have received the 'viscera report' however whilst in English it doesn't
make sense to me.
I was wondering if anyone would be able to give me layman's terms (Totally informally) of certain items found?

Regards

Dafydd

[morgrp]

Is it medical terminology?

[ChasW]

I think it would be a doctor or pathologist that could help here. My mate is a coroner and he is a regular solicitor whose job it is to make sure that certain deaths are properly investigated. In other words he oversees the process from a legal point of view.

[dafydd2008]

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the responses.
To be honest it is medical terminology, however also to understand if the report details everything that should be included in such a report.
I have waited almost a year for a 2 page document to come through and amazed at how brief it is.
I appreciate India probably doesn't have the same documentation trail as the UK, however with the home office involved I would of thought there would
Of been allot of greater detail and effectively a conclusion of depth which hasn't been included.

ChasW would your friend mind taking one quick look at the report and giving us a sentence back?

[HughS47]

If you PM it over i'll be happy to take a look and explain the medical stuff for you. I can always show the untranslated version to a couple of indian docs at work, but that wouldn't be until next week.

[ChasW]

Sounds like the offer from HughS47 is the best bet. Good luck.

[Revisitph]

ChasW said:

I think it would be a doctor or pathologist that could help here. My mate is a coroner and he is a regular solicitor whose job it is to make sure that certain deaths are properly investigated. In other words he oversees the process from a legal point of view.

Or a doctor who is a pathologist! In the UK histopathology & autopsy pathology are medical specialties - the career path is the usual medical degree, junior doctor jobs on the wards and then specialty training and higher exams in histopathology, progressing to consultant as for any other hospital doctor. Forensic pathologists sub-specialise further so that they have the special skills needed to deal with suspicious deaths (a tiny proportion of autopsies).

You have a PM.