⚠️AUTOPSY REPORT MAYBE MISLEADING on #GeorgeFloyd death. “Combination of force & health problems contributed to death” muddies the cause. Often usually “multiple causes of death” codes assigned to a death. But there is also a single “UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH”. What is UCD? 🧵
2) The underlying cause-of-death is defined as: as "the disease or injury which initiated the train of events leading directly to death, or the circumstances of the accident or violence which produced the fatal injury.”
➡️ UCD is considered the most important...
➡️ UCD is considered the most important...
3) George Floyd may have had heart disease but the chance he would die naturally of it in any given 9 min span was slim to nil. The trigger event was the officer kneeling on top of him for 9 min. The trigger is the key UCD cause, not the lack of blood flow or heart condition.
4) Industry often tries to argue away that “there are many factors” for X death as a way to distract from the critical key initiating cause. (Think toxic poisonings, drunk driving in car accidents, or even COVID). Underlying cause best thought this way - what kicked it all off?
5) For example, DuPont clearly poisoned people in @DarkWatersMovie with their chemicals that led to many cancers. There are other cancer causes. But the mass number of birth defects and cancers in the West Virginia town was clearly was caused by DuPont, not people drinking water.
6) Same for COVID- the disease causes death more if you have diabetes or heart disease or if you’re old, but the thing that kick starts the death chain of events was the #SARSCoV2 initial virus infection. Can’t shirk responsibility and hand wave that it wasn’t the virus.
7) Back to #GeorgeFloydMurder -his death was likely murder precipitated by the police office kneeling his weight on top of Floyd for 9 min, not really his heart disease. Heart disease is a factor yes, just like in COVID deaths, but not the initiating factor. That’s what matters!
