A relative recently died suddenly while in the hospital and a toxicology report was not done because antibiotics were administered in the hospital What gives?

Answer 1

That's bull shark they hospital should have done a toxicology report its stranded procedure It depends greatly on the reason for hospitalization and whether the death was medically unexpected. Death is a known complication for a wide variety of conditions. Depending on state law, unless there is a public health concerns (such as XDR TB or SARS or something like that) or reason to believe a crime had been committed, most hospitalized patients never have any post-mortem examination or autopsy done. The attending physician simply places the presumed cause of death and signature on the death certificate. This also frequently happens in deaths outside the hospital if the patient has a known condition and is under active medical care for it.