death investigation
Coroner's official work
Death investigation is the formal process of determining how, when, and why someone died.
It typically involves law enforcement, medical examiners or coroners, and forensic specialists working to establish cause and manner of death.
The term covers everything from routine inquiries into expected deaths to complex homicide investigations: The death investigation revealed signs of foul play.
- autopsyMedical examination after death
- coronerPublic death investigator
- forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
- morgueCorpse holding facility
- body bagContainer for transporting corpses
homicide · evidence · cadaver · toxicology · detective · crime scene · crime scene tape · medical examiner · body · suspicious · cold case · witness · foul play · postmortem · identification · next of kin · ruling · natural causes
- forensicsDNA, DNA analysis, fingerprints, forensics, criminalistics
- postmortemspostmortem, post-mortem, autopsy, necropsy, postmortem exam
- crime literaturetrue crime, crime fiction, murder mysteries, detective novels, crime thrillers
- Criminal Casesrobbery case, assault case, fraud case, arson case, drug case
- death recordsvital records, certified copy, obituaries, vital record, registrar
- homicidehomicide, murder rate, murder rates, homicide rate, homicide rates
death investigationresuscitation
Restoring vital functions
medical treatment · preventive care · health screening · rescue operation · triage
death investigationclinical examination
Doctor assessing patient directly
medical diagnosis · patient care · health assessment · physical examination · emergency medicine
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