More families may be seeking private autopsies in 2025. Coroners and medical examiners, at least in Pennsylvania, only do autopsies on cases that fall within their legal purview. Hospitals may not grant family requests for a medical autopsy when someone dies of apparent natural causes (see below). Sometimes a family is concerned about neglect or…
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DMORT: Past, Present, Future
What is DMORT? The acronym DMORT stands for Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team. DMORT is part of the federal National Disaster Medical System within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Once the President declares a major federal disaster or a Governor declares a state disaster, coroners and medical examiners faced with a…
Top Ten Holiday Gifts for a Coroner
Wondering what to get your favorite coroner for the holidays? I was, and I didn’t find much guidance on the internet except a couple of the big shopping websites (you know who they are so I’m not feeding the beasts by linking…) Missing was a top ten list of holiday gifts for a Coroner! Go…