NO DRUG THERAPY IN PRIMARY CARE (RECOGNITION & REFERRAL)
When confirming death, verify cessation of circulation and respiration, unreactive pupils, and absence of motor response. Document the date, time, and clinical findings clearly. Issue a formal death certificate if the cause of death is known and natural; if the death is unexpected, sudden, violent, or suspicious, report immediately to the police authority and medico-legal examiner without issuing a certificate. - Refer
Children follow the same pathway: recognise and refer. No primary-care medicine is implied.
No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care
When confirming death, verify cessation of circulation and respiration, unreactive pupils, and absence of motor response. Document the date, time, and clinical findings clearly. Issue a formal death certificate if the cause of death is known and natural; if the death is unexpected, sudden, violent, or suspicious, report immediately to the police authority and medico-legal examiner without issuing a certificate.
- No medicine is prescribed for this in primary care - this entry is for recognition and referral. Anything given is decided by the service it is referred to.
- RED FLAG - An unexpected, unnatural or unwitnessed death requires forensic and medico-legal notification rather than routine death certification.