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A Duty to Certify Death:

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Reporting <strong>to</strong> a Coroner<br />

Patient dies in hospital<br />

MD <strong>to</strong> pronounce<br />

Is it a coroner’s case?<br />

Yes or not sure No<br />

Call coroner<br />

Coroner calls back<br />

Decides <strong>to</strong> investigate?<br />

Advise about body<br />

Advise about death certificate<br />

Ask next of kin for<br />

au<strong>to</strong>psy consent

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