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===Interpreting Cause of Death=== | === Interpreting Cause of Death === | ||
Death certificates from before the mid-20th century frequently use terms that are no longer familiar to many people. To interpret a cause of death you can: | |||
To interpret a cause of death you can | *Consult a list of old medical terms such as: | ||
**RootsWeb.com, [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~usgwkidz/oldmedterm.htm Old Medical Terminology] | |||
*Consult a list of old medical terms such as | **[http://www.thornber.net/medicine/html/medgloss.html Glossary of Medical Terms used in the 18th and 19th Centuries] | ||
* | **Fenton Historical Society, [http://fentonhistsoc.tripod.com/id121.html Old Medical Terms] | ||
*Use the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Statistical_Classification_of_Diseases_and_Related_Health_Problems International Classification of Diseases] (ICD) to interpret the code located on the death certificate. The ICD was first published in 1893. Version 10 (which went into effect in October 2015) is currently in use. Use the version that corresponds with the year the death was recorded. Learn more about using the ICD [http://familyhistorydaily.com/free-genealogy-resources/icd-codes-death-certificates-genealogy/ | **USGenNet.org, [http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ar/county/greene/olddiseases1.htm Old Disease Names Frequently found on Death Certificates]. | ||
*Use the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Statistical_Classification_of_Diseases_and_Related_Health_Problems International Classification of Diseases] (ICD) to interpret the code located on the death certificate. The ICD was first published in 1893. Version 10 (which went into effect in October 2015) is currently in use. Use the version that corresponds with the year the death was recorded. Learn more about using the ICD at Family History Daily, [http://familyhistorydaily.com/free-genealogy-resources/icd-codes-death-certificates-genealogy/ ICD Codes on Death Certificates]; Sheaffer Genealogy, [https://sheaffergenealogy.com/2016/10/19/having-trouble-reading-cause-of-death-on-an-ancestors-death-certificate-just-use-the-icd/ Having Trouble Reading A Cause of Death]. Copies of all versions of the ICD can be accessed at Wolfbane.com [http://www.wolfbane.com/icd/index.html International Classification of Diseases]. | |||
*Do an internet search. Search engines will often recognize spelling errors and search for the correct term. | |||
==How Information from Death Records can Help Research== | ==How Information from Death Records can Help Research== | ||