Yakima County Medical Examiner & Coroner
- State
- Washington
- County
- Yakima County
- City
- Yakima
- Postal Code
- 98902
- Location
- 128 North 2nd Avenue
- Phone
- 509-574-1610
- Fax
- 509-574-1613
Yakima County Medical Examiner & Coroner department is located in Yakima, Yakima County County, Washington. The goal of the Yakima County Medical Examiner & Coroner is to provide a forensic report on the established cause, manner, and time of deaths that occurred in Yakima.
Yakima County Medical Examiner & Coroner Duties and Responsibilities
- The Yakima County Medical Examiner & Coroner department investigates the circumstance and cause of death within Yakima. The death under their inquiry includes: suicide, homicides, accidental deaths, and natural death with no death certificate. The medical examiners & coroners in Yakima are also mandated to investigate other suspicious and violent causes of death.
- The Yakima County Medical Examiner & Coroner conducts an inquiry into the manner and cause of death by reviewing medical records, conducting autopsies, microscopic studies, and toxicology testing to gather evidence from body fluids and tissues. Yakima County Medical Examiner & Coroner also interviewed witnesses and Yakima family members.
- The Yakima County Medical Examiner & Coroner department also analyses the results and determines the cause of death. They then fill the decedent’s death certificate and present it to the family.
- The Yakima County Medical Examiner & Coroner appears in Yakima court to testify. Evidence collected during investigation is used during prosecution. Hence Yakima County Medical Examiner & Coroner the department plays its part in seeking justice and bringing closure to the family.
- The Yakima County Medical Examiner & Coroner investigates and stay on high alert for any deaths arising from infectious diseases that may endanger Yakima
- The Yakima County Medical Examiner & Coroner department identifies the dead and bodies through matching identification documents, fingerprints, body-X Rays, DNA, or dental records.
- The Yakima County Medical Examiner & Coroner identifies the next of kin and notify them of their kin’s death. Yakima County Medical Examiner & Coroner also gather and hand over the decedent’s personal property to the family.
- The Yakima County Medical Examiner & Coroner also maintains a record of all the deaths in Yakima within their jurisdiction. Yakima County Medical Examiner & Coroner also provides the records to the public upon request.
Contact Details
Yakima residents with any concerns can visit Yakima County Medical Examiner & Coroner’s office at 128 North 2nd Avenue, Yakima, Washington, 98902. They can also call 509-574-1610, fax 509-574-1613, or visit their website.
Directions
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