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Jurisdiction of the medical examiner/coroner, collecting essential information and building the decedent profile, and interaction with law enforcement, funeral homes, media, and ancillary agencies, including release of information.

Death notification, obtaining information from next of kin, identification viewing, informing families of procedures, recognizing reactions, facilitating requests, and reporting findings.

Scene arrival and security, scene safety, professionalism and dignity of the deceased, scene equipment and PPE, scene photography, scene documentation, scene evidence, and witness interviews.

Body photography and physical assessment of the body, including anatomy, resuscitative artifacts, surgical artifacts, postmortem changes, and injury recognition.

Identification of remains, investigative narrative, follow-up and required forms, evidence release and chain of custody, interaction with forensic pathologists, organ and tissue donation, manners of death, and death certification.

Investigator health and wellness, disposition of unidentified and unclaimed remains, response to multiple fatalities, and courtroom testimony.

Forensic science specialties including ballistics, toxicology, entomology, anthropology, and odontology, plus basic forensic pathology, medical terminology, and disease processes.