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<blockquote data-quote="Signorina" data-source="post: 562690"><p>Even with a death certificate, everything needs to be finalized. I think an autopsy is full autopsy regardless of the reason for it. So they go thru all of the tests, take all if the samples, etc. a full autopsy is a full autopsy - they must do it all. I don't think there is any reason to be concerned about the length of time. AFAIK, determinative toxicology tests and cultures - all parts of a full autopsy- take weeks - if not a full month. They can't decide which tests to run, the very nature of a full autopsy is to run them all. Then it has to be certified once ALL the results are in ... I imagine they will be extra cautious with this case- and that will take a while too.</p><p></p><p>FWIW, my dad died of an infection- no foul play or malpractice suspected- but he could not be cremated until cause of death could be certified- and he did not have an autopsy. It took 2 weeks. We didn't do the autopsy because we we warned it would hold up his cremation for at least a month. </p><p></p><p>So I don't think the delay/tests are worrisome- just SOP</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Signorina, post: 562690"] Even with a death certificate, everything needs to be finalized. I think an autopsy is full autopsy regardless of the reason for it. So they go thru all of the tests, take all if the samples, etc. a full autopsy is a full autopsy - they must do it all. I don't think there is any reason to be concerned about the length of time. AFAIK, determinative toxicology tests and cultures - all parts of a full autopsy- take weeks - if not a full month. They can't decide which tests to run, the very nature of a full autopsy is to run them all. Then it has to be certified once ALL the results are in ... I imagine they will be extra cautious with this case- and that will take a while too. FWIW, my dad died of an infection- no foul play or malpractice suspected- but he could not be cremated until cause of death could be certified- and he did not have an autopsy. It took 2 weeks. We didn't do the autopsy because we we warned it would hold up his cremation for at least a month. So I don't think the delay/tests are worrisome- just SOP [/QUOTE]
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