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Posey, David M. "The Facts." //Glenoaks Pathology Medical Group//. Glenoaks Pathology Medical Group, Inc., 2004. Web. 27 Aug. 2012. . __**Facts:**__
 * When an Autopsy is Required? Death under unusual circumstances with suspicion of foul play. Any workplace death
 * It is a widely held view that autopsies should be performed on the occasion of every death.
 * About 20 percent of the deaths in the United States are subject to investigation by coroners or medical examiners.
 * A natural death that falls under a forensic medical jurisdiction, but is waived, such as a death where there is evidence the patient sustained an injury during hospitalization; a hospital death where the patient died within 24 hours of admission or a person pronounced dead on arrival at a hospita
 * While autopsies are commonly performed in the course of such investigations, they are not always required.
 * Any case where an autopsy can serve to help a family or other interested parties come to a better understanding about the death, help allay fears and doubt and help facilitate closure.
 * It may be decided no autopsy is needed in cases where there is sufficient evidence to determine cause and manner of death.
 * Any death in which there is a belief that an autopsy might reveal a known or suspected illness that may have a bearing on the well being of survivors or transplanted organ recipients.
 * Any case where an autopsy can serve to help a family or other interested parties come to a better understanding about the death, help allay fears and doubt and help facilitate closure.
 * Each case is evaluated to determine a cause and manner of death.
 * Any death where there is a need to document inherited diseases such as colon cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer Disease, etc.
 * Any death of a person institutionalized for reasons other than organic illness or disease.
 * Any death as a result of high-risk infectious and contagious diseases.
 * If such a determination cannot be made, the law may require an autopsy to establish the facts.
 *  If such a determination cannot be made, the law may require an autopsy to establish the facts.