Coroner
Overview
 
A coroner is a government official who
  • Investigates human deaths
  • Determines cause of death
  • Issues death certificates
  • Maintains death records
  • Responds to deaths in mass disasters
  • Identifies unknown dead
  • Other functions depending on local laws

Local laws define the deaths a coroner must investigate, but most often include those that are sudden, unexpected, and have no attending physician—and deaths that are suspicious or violent.
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