Curious (autopsy)

[Ashleyrodriguez]

I was wondering if autopsies are performed in suicides. Like if you poison yourself with something and the poisons are clearly out on your counter.

 

[GoodPersonEffed]

Out of your counter? Like, your bathroom counter?

Autopsies are done to determine cause of death. Just because the body appears to have died a certain way doesn't mean that's what the actual cause of death was.

 

[Ashleyrodriguez]

Out of your counter? Like, your bathroom counter?

Autopsies are done to determine cause of death. Just because the body appears to have died a certain way doesn't mean that's what the actual cause of death was.

There is some cases where they do not do autopsies so my question is what are the qualifications for an autopsy to be done?

 

[GoodPersonEffed]

They do autopsies to determine the cause of death and to rule out homicide. Unless you've been sick and die from that illness in a setting like a hospital, there will likely be an autopsy. Even if someone were to ctb with a gun, or OD and leave out the medicine bottles, there would likely still be an autopsy.

 

[Ashleyrodriguez]

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They do autopsies to determine the cause of death and to rule out homicide. Unless you've been sick and die from that illness in a setting like a hospital, there will likely be an autopsy. Even if someone were to ctb with a gun, or OD and leave out the medicine bottles, there would likely still be an autopsy.

okay so basically there is always an autopsy unless you die in a hospital?

 

[GoodPersonEffed]

okay so basically there is always an autopsy unless you die in a hospital?

It depends on the laws of the jurisdiction. For instance, in some jurisdictions there is a coroner who is authorized to make that decision. Even if you die in a hospital, unless you've been sick awhile and they're certain of the cause, it could still happen. In general, it's better to assume one will be done, especially with regard to suicide.

 

[FreedomInDeath]

I think it is anything that could be ruled a suicide or homicide would be autopsied, even the obvious ones as previously stated. Also causes that are not clearly evident. Exceptions could be known diseases (expected deaths) old age and obvious accidents (car accidents, work accidents etc). But honestly who knows?

 

[GoodPersonEffed]

I think it is anything that could be ruled a suicide or homicide would be autopsied, even the obvious ones as previously stated. Also causes that are not clearly evident. Exceptions could be known diseases (expected deaths) old age and obvious accidents (car accidents, work accidents etc). But honestly who knows?

Even car accidents would be autopsied to determine the exact cause of death, such as a broken bone perforating an organ.

 

[Ashleyrodriguez]

It depends on the laws of the jurisdiction. For instance, in some jurisdictions there is a coroner who is authorized to make that decision. Even if you die in a hospital, unless you've been sick awhile and they're certain of the cause, it could still happen. In general, it's better to assume one will be done, especially with regard to suicide.

I saw a documentary where a wife killed her husband and son with antifreeze but they did not do autopsies. When her daughter was dying they thought it was weird that everyone in the family was dying and they dug up the husband and sons body and they found crystals on the bones and that's how they found out that the wife killed them. It's weird that they didn't do autopsies on the first 2.

 

[GoodPersonEffed]

I saw a documentary where a wife killed her husband and son with antifreeze but they did not do autopsies. When her daughter was dying they thought it was weird that everyone in the family was dying and they dug up the husband and sons body and they found crystals on the bones and that's how they found out that the wife killed them. It's weird that they didn't do autopsies on the first 2.

Like I said, depends on the laws of the jurisdiction. If it was in the US, maybe the county they lived in has a coroner rather than a medical examiner. Coroners can decide to not do an autopsy. Coroners don't even have to be doctors, they're elected officials. Maybe the wife in that documentary knew enough about the system where she lived to take advantage of it.

 

[rntmss]

I saw a documentary where a wife killed her husband and son with antifreeze but they did not do autopsies. When her daughter was dying they thought it was weird that everyone in the family was dying and they dug up the husband and sons body and they found crystals on the bones and that's how they found out that the wife killed them. It's weird that they didn't do autopsies on the first 2.

I've seen that episode of Forensic Files!