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Automation Squad

Role

AI for Coroners

Robert MacKelfresh

By Robert MacKelfresh

Founder, Automation Squad

Direct activities such as autopsies, pathological and toxicological analyses, and inquests relating to the investigation of deaths occurring within a legal jurisdiction to determine cause of death or to fix responsibility for accidental, violent, or unexplained deaths.

Coroners · O*NET 13-1041.06 · Job Zone 3 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor occupation database

Automation coverage

11 of 28tools on this list have an AI solution available today

Counted by matching the tools this occupation is documented as using against a corpus of 226,452 AI products, MCP servers, skills and connectors. Where a tool has no match, we say so rather than inventing one.

AI you can use for this job

30 matched to the tools coroners use. Showing 24.

The tools this job actually uses

28 documented for this occupation. Showing 28, hot technologies first. A filled dot means an AI solution exists for it.

  • Githot
  • Google Androidhot
  • Linuxhot
  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft PowerPointhot
  • Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services SSRShot
  • Microsoft Wordhot
  • Structured query language SQLhot
  • Transact-SQLhot
  • UNIXhot
  • Zoomhot
  • 3D graphics software
  • Alcestis
  • Autopsy information databases
  • Bite analysis software
  • Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
  • Douglas Associates Forensic Filer
  • Email software
  • EMC Documentum
  • Fingerprint databases
  • Genetic database software
  • Graphics software
  • Ingenuware CoronerBase
  • Mideo Systems EZDoc Plus
  • Rapid Medical Examiners System
  • Toxicology databases
  • Web browser software

What this job involves

22 documented tasks, most important first. Showing 22.

  1. Complete death certificates, including the assignment of cause and manner of death.
  2. Perform medicolegal examinations and autopsies, conducting preliminary examinations of the body to identify victims, locate signs of trauma, and identify factors that would indicate time of death.
  3. Interview persons present at death scenes to obtain information useful in determining the manner of death.
  4. Observe and record the positions and conditions of bodies and related evidence.
  5. Provide information concerning the circumstances of death to relatives of the deceased.
  6. Remove or supervise removal of bodies from death scenes, using the proper equipment and supplies, and arrange for transportation to morgues.
  7. Inquire into the cause, manner, and circumstances of human deaths and establish the identities of deceased persons.
  8. Observe, record, and preserve any objects or personal property related to deaths, including objects such as medication containers and suicide notes.
  9. Complete reports and forms required to finalize cases.
  10. Arrange for the next of kin to be notified of deaths.
  11. Locate and document information regarding the next of kin, including their relationship to the deceased and the status of notification attempts.
  12. Collect and document any pertinent medical history information.
  13. Inventory personal effects recovered from bodies, such as jewelry or wallets.
  14. Direct activities of workers conducting autopsies, performing pathological and toxicological analyses, and preparing documents for permanent records.
  15. Coordinate the release of personal effects to authorized persons and facilitate the disposition of unclaimed corpses and personal effects.
  16. Witness and certify deaths that are the result of a judicial order.
  17. Testify at inquests, hearings, and court trials.
  18. Confer with officials of public health and law enforcement agencies to coordinate interdepartmental activities.
  19. Record the disposition of minor children, as well as details of arrangements made for their care.
  20. Collect wills, burial instructions, and other documentation needed for investigations and for handling of the remains.
  21. Complete or review death certificates, including the assignment of cause and manner of death.
  22. Observe and record the positions and conditions of bodies and related evidence at the scene, through documentation or photographs.
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