OCME: Fatality Review
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Fatality Review 
  • Review of deaths of specific populations (i.e., child, mentally retarded or developmentally disabled, maternal populations) through collection, review and analysis of standardized data to understand causes and factors contributing to deaths

  • Assistance to District in gaining empirical insight into fatalities occurring among specific populations

  • Development of recommendations for systemic changes within various governmental and private agencies and/or programs interfacing with residents to reduce the number of preventable deaths and/or to improve the quality of resident’s lives