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The Coroner operates at the interface between
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In
Wyoming, coroners investigate deaths due to:
• Violent or Criminal action
• Apparent suicide
• Accident
• Apparent drug or chemical overdose
or toxicity
• Apparent child abuse causes
• Unknown cause(s)
In Wyoming, coroners also investigate:
• Unattended deaths, or deceased
having not seen a physician
within six months prior to death
• Deaths of prisoners, trustees,
inmates or patients of any county or
state corrections facility or state
hospital
Coroners
also perform the following duties:
• Pronouncing death and determining
the time of death
• Documenting the scene of death
and performing interviews to
determine medical and
social circumstances
• Skillfully removing the deceased
from the scene, taking care not to
disturb evidence
• Positively identifying the deceased
with the aid of dental records,
fingerprints and X-rays
• Identifying next-of-kin and notifying
family members in a respectful
and sensitive manner
• Preparing death certificates and
other records once an investigation
is complete *
• Providing conclusive information and
records to family
members, law enforcement,
and health care professionals
• Testifying objectively in legal
matters
• Working with county, state and
federal agencies to proactively
develop disaster/emergency
plans
* Coroners complete just
one section of the Wyoming Death Certificate; Coroners’
Offices in Wyoming do not entirely produce or archive death
certificates. A death certificate can be obtained through
your funeral home or from Wyoming
Vital Records, or by calling (307) 777-7591.
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