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Another option, the preferred one, is to use Part II and employ a Split Format, in which the injury event is reported in Part I and the natural disease is reported in Part II as an other significant condition.
Part I
A. Subdural hematoma |
Due to, or as a consequence of:
B. Blunt force head traumaÂ
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Due to, or as a consequence of:
C. FallÂ
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Part II. OTHER SIGNIFICANT CONDITIONS: Conditions contributing to death but not resulting in the underlying cause of death in Part I
            Senile dementia |
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This Split Format is useful to those who perceive that the senile dementia was essentially a risk factor or the reason why the fall occurred rather than being a cause-of-death in the strict sense. Of course, this format, like the combined format, allows for the manner of death to be classifed as accident because the injury event is reported in Part I. In general, the split format is preferred to the combined format.
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