Death Certificate Education

The Death Certificate Education page is an educational module for completing the Cause of Death Section of the Arizona Death Certificate.

Required Readings (Step 1):

• Introduction and Objectives (PDF)
• Physicians' Handbook on Medical Certification of Death (PDF)
  From the National Center for Health Statistics, (PHS) 87-1108. 36 pp. (Reprinted 2003)
• Instructions for Completing the Cause-of-Death Section of the Death Certificate (PDF)
• Completing the Cause of Death Section of the Arizona Death Certificate (PDF)
   
• Reporting Surgical Deaths (PDF)
• Fetal Death Processing: Part I, II, IV & Fetal Fields to Remember (PDF's)
   
• Possible Solutions to Common Problems in Death Certification
• Tutorial from the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME)
• Reporting Elder Abuse (PDF)
• Reporting Child Abuse (PDF)
• Confidentiality (PDF)

Required Evaluation (Step 2):

• Death Certificate Education Evaluation Form

Other Resources (Optional):

• The Autopsy, Medicine, and Mortality Statistics
• Virtual Autopsy
• Medical Certification of Cause and Manner of Death
  This site from Texas provides a good basic overview of how the cause(s) of death should be recorded on the death certificate, but not all instructions apply to Arizona.