The 3 U's result in an autopsy:
Unexpected - for example, the death of a teenager at home in his own bed, no signs of foul play
Unusual - for example, unexpected, and scene points to foul play, like, being shot
Unattended - this accounts for the majority of autopsies.
Autopsy after death is a way to precisely determine a cause of death.
No, California law does not require an autopsy for a known suicide. If the death is suspicious or reasons for death are unknown, an autopsy is required.
Autopsy.
The autopsy said she died from drowning in the bathtub of her hotel room, after she passed out; and the toxicology report, which was mentioned by the coroner, noted she had damaged her heart from prolonged cocaine use.
The autopsy finding in the death of Rhonda Hart was natural causes. She was not sick with any disease such as cancer at the time of her death.
Autopsy.
Before declaring a cause of death, the officers waited for the autopsy results.
Any unattended death requires an autopsy
suffocation
To determine cause of death if unknown.
A postmortem examination to discover the cause of death or the extent of disease: "an autopsy report".(Perform a postmortem examination on a body or organ).
The crime victim was given an autopsy to reveal the possible cause of death. The autopsy revealed that the boy had died from lack of oxygen by strangulation.