APPENDIX F SPELLING WORDS FOR SuperMICAR DATA ENTRY

CHAPTER II THE DEATH CERTIFICATE
the computer software can then determine the correct underlying cause of
death.
There is an average of three causes listed per certificate. Approximately
20 percent of certificates have only one cause of death and 45 percent
have three or more causes. Frequently, a cause will be reported on line (a)
in Part I and a cause in Part II with no other reported causes. For other
records, several causes may all be reported on a single line of the
certificate or they may be entered on several lines in Part I. Rarely, the
only cause(s) reported may be in Part II. Representative examples follow:
1. I (a) Pneumonia 2. I (a) Cancer
(b) (b)
(c) (c)
(d) (d)
II Diabetes II
3. I (a) 4. I (a)
(b) (b) Acute myocardial infarction
(c) (c)
(d) (d)
II Diabetes II Renal disease
5. I (a) AMI, renal disease, pulmonary embolism
(b)
(c)
(d)
The medical certification section of the death certificate is standard on most
state certificates. However, not all states used the exact format of the U.S.
Standard Certificate of Death. Therefore, Special Rules Booklet for each
State has been developed to determine if any special format considerations
are applicable.
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