Which of the following is false regarding the death certificate and the cause of death?
a. A death certificate must be completed before the final disposition of the body can be made.
b. If an infant is younger than one year of age and no cause of death can be found, the death can be reported as SIDS.
c. The majority of doctors in the United States have very little training in completing death certificates.
d. According to the World Health Organization, most countries require death certificates.
Question 2
Which of the following is true regarding disposition of a persons body?
a. Federal laws regulate the disposition of a persons body and property upon death.
b. According to English law, no one owns a dead body.
c. In the United States the decedents body is property of the decedents estate.
d. If one makes a statement in ones will regarding funeral arrangements, the statement is legally binding on ones survivors.
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