•The registration and surveillance of death has been a concern of societies around the world throughout modern history.
•The obvious reason is to identify deaths due to homicide and misadventure to support the criminal justice system.
•Beyond that, the accurate identification and appropriate investigation of deaths provides data that drives policy around public safety, patient safety, health funding, education and research.
•It also provides valuable information to the families of those who have died.
•The registration and surveillance of death has been a concern of societies around the world throughout modern history.
•The obvious reason is to identify deaths due to homicide and misadventure to support the criminal justice system.
•Beyond that, the accurate identification and appropriate investigation of deaths provides data that drives policy around public safety, patient safety, health funding, education and research.
•It also provides valuable information to the families of those who have died.
•The registration and surveillance of death has been a concern of societies around the world throughout modern history.
•The obvious reason is to identify deaths due to homicide and misadventure to support the criminal justice system.
•Beyond that, the accurate identification and appropriate investigation of deaths provides data that drives policy around public safety, patient safety, health funding, education and research.
•It also provides valuable information to the families of those who have died.