The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office is required by law to investigate deaths that are thought to result from injury or poisoning (such as homicide, suicide, and accidental deaths), and those deaths that are sudden, unexpected, and not readily explainable at the time of death. Investigations often include examination of the deceased at the death scene in order to best determine the cause and manner of death. This performance measure tracks the percentage of cases for which the investigator arrives at the death scene within one hour once legal authority and duty to investigate have been established.

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