How do they match: Coroners

  • Collect and document any pertinent medical history information.
  • Complete death certificates, including the assignment of cause and manner of death.
  • Inquire into the cause, manner, and circumstances of human deaths and establish the identities of deceased persons.
  • Interview persons present at death scenes to obtain information useful in determining the manner of death.
  • Locate and document information regarding the next of kin, including their relationship to the deceased and the status of notification attempts.
  • Provide information concerning the circumstances of death to relatives of the deceased.

  • Inform individuals or organizations of status or findings.
  • Coordinate logistics or other business operations.
  • Document information related to legal proceedings.