Editing Coroner (section)

==Duties and functions==
Responsibilities of the coroner may include overseeing the investigation and certification of deaths related to mass disasters that occur within the coroner's jurisdiction. A coroner's office typically maintains death records of those who have died within the coroner's jurisdiction.

The additional roles that a coroner may oversee in judicial investigations may be subject to the attainment of suitable legal and medical qualifications. The qualifications required of a coroner vary significantly between [[jurisdiction]]s and are described below under the entry for each jurisdiction. Coroners, [[medical examiner]]s and [[forensic pathologist]]s are different professions.<ref name=CvM>{{cite web|title=Coroner vs. medical examiner|url=https://www.nlm.nih.gov/visibleproofs/galleries/cases/examiner.html|website=Visible Proofs |publisher=[[United States National Library of Medicine]] |access-date=1 May 2018}}</ref> They have different roles and responsibilities.{{Explain|reason=How do the professions differ?|date=September 2023}}