How do they match: Coroners

  • Direct activities such as autopsies, pathological and toxicological analyses, and inquests relating to the investigation of deaths occurring within a legal jurisdiction to determine cause of death or to fix responsibility for accidental, violent, or unexplained deaths.

  • Complete death certificates, including the assignment of cause and manner of death.
  • Direct activities of workers conducting autopsies, performing pathological and toxicological analyses, and preparing documents for permanent records.
  • 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.