NUR1113 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Medical Certificate, Trapezius Muscle, Medical Record
1. What is a Coroner? *
"The coroner is a judicial officer who is responsible for the independent investigation of reportable
deaths (and fires), with the objective of reducing the number of preventable deaths (and fires) and
promoting public health and safety." (Coroners Court of Victoria, 2013)
FUNCTIONS OF THE CORONER
Independent investigation of (reportable) deaths including:
• the deeaseds idetit
• the iustaes of the death
• the ause of death
• the idetit a peso ho otiuted to the death
Investigation of every aspect of fires which raise public and community issues, to conclude:
• the soue ad oigi of the fie
• the iustaes suoudig the fie
• the idetit of a peso ho ight hae otiuted to the fie
Includes a preventative role:
• To da togethe the iestigatio ateials ad to oet o hat ould e doe to aoid
repetition of the incident (to contribute to a reduction of preventable deaths & fires)
• To ifo the ouit - public inquest, report and recommendations to the Attorney-General
• The ai is to poote puli health ad safet, ad the adiistatio of justie.
2. What is a reportable death? *
Section 4 of the Coroners Act 2008 (Vic) defines this to include deaths that:
• ae uepeted or unnatural;
• esult fo iolee, aidet o iju;
• ous duig, o folloig, a edial poedue hee the D ould ot hae epeted the death to
occur;
• A peso as a patiet ithi the eaig of the Metal Health At Vi, ut ot held in care;
• it ous he i State ae polie statios, pisos;
• it ous hee o death etifiate o the idetit of deeased is uko;
• the ooe has disetio to ode a iuest.
3. When does a medical procedure related to death become reportable? *
When the death occurs during, or following, a medical procedure where the doctor would not have
expected the death to occur.
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