Each year, about 230 000 residents of Canada die. 1 In unexplained, unexpected or violent
deaths, coroners or medical examiners are charged with determining why and how the …

Accurately identifying death and its causes is integral to the compilation of mortality data and
ultimately to the operation of the criminal justice and public health systems. A clear …

The status of medicolegal death investigation in the United States is reviewed based on the
literature, reports, surveys, and vital statistics data. The vast majority of chief medicolegal …

Background Medical examiners and coroners (ME/C) investigate and certify approximately
400,000 (20 percent) of the two million deaths that occur annually in the United States …

Introduction Medical examiners/coroners serve various functions beyond the medicolegal
framework, including making contributions to public safety and health. In order to effectively …

Objective: Errors in cause and manner of death on death certificates are common and affect
families, mortality statistics, and public health research. The primary objective of this study …

Background: Death certificates provide epidemiologists and other researchers with statistical
data regarding causes of death within the community. When the certificates are filled out …

For many sudden, unexpected, or violent deaths, the data collected by medical examiners
and coroners are the best source of information on the cause of death. This information is …

Background This review aims to document and analyse aspects of death certification that
are relevant to public health. Methods A literature review on death certification primarily …

Death investigation statutes and practices vary among the 50 states. We reviewed the Model
Postmortem Examinations Act, recommendations of the National Association of Medical …