OCME
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OCME is an acronym commonly used for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, the governmental agency responsible for investigating deaths under unusual or suspicious circumstances.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
acronym
ⓘ
government agency ⓘ |
| acronymType | initialism ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
law enforcement agencies
ⓘ
prosecutors ⓘ public health authorities ⓘ |
| contributesTo | public health surveillance ⓘ |
| determines |
cause of death
ⓘ
manner of death ⓘ |
| employs |
chief medical examiner
ⓘ
forensic investigators ⓘ forensic pathologists ⓘ forensic technicians ⓘ toxicologists ⓘ |
| field |
forensic pathology
ⓘ
medicolegal death investigation ⓘ |
| governedBy | statutory law ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviationFor | Office of the Chief Medical Examiner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
non-natural deaths
ⓘ
unattended deaths ⓘ unusual deaths ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| maintains | medicolegal death records ⓘ |
| performs |
medicolegal autopsies
ⓘ
postmortem examinations ⓘ |
| provides | expert testimony in court ⓘ |
| refersTo |
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of New York City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of the District of Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of the State of Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of the State of Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of the State of Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of the State of Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
municipal government
ⓘ
state government ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
investigating deaths in custody
ⓘ
investigating deaths posing a public health risk ⓘ investigating sudden deaths ⓘ investigating suspicious deaths ⓘ investigating unexpected deaths ⓘ investigating violent deaths ⓘ |
| standsFor | Office of the Chief Medical Examiner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | medical examiner offices ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
other common law jurisdictions ⓘ |
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