Title: (Optional) Define cause, manner, and mechanism of death.
Course: Forensic Technology (15055) > Section: Investigating Medicolegal Death

Definition of the terms should include

- cause—determining the reason for a person’s death
- manner—the means by which someone dies, including homicide, suicide, undetermined, natural, and accidental
- mechanism—the specific physiological reason for a person’s death.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why can it sometimes be difficult to determine a manner of death?
- What is the difference between cause of death and manner of death?
- What is the difference between cause of death and mechanism of death?