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* '''Coroners Act''' ([[{{PAGENAME}}#References|36]]) - Among other things, this Act places a responsibility on everyone in British Columbia to report the death of anyone who they believe has died as a result of violence, accident, negligence, misconduct or malpractice, ([[{{PAGENAME}}#References|37]])or suicide to a coroner or peace officer.([[{{PAGENAME}}#References|38]])That includes the death of a person living in a residential care facility or who is transferred to a hospital or other setting from a residential care facility. Accidental, negligent or violent deaths in residential care may involve a wide variety of circumstances, including a missing person who is cognitively impaired, a mechanical equipment malfunction, scalding during bathing, or assaults between residents.
* The Coroner can also investigate any sudden and unexpected death when the person was apparently in good health and not under the care of a medical practitioner,([[{{PAGENAME}}#References|39]]) as well as deaths from disease, sickness or unknown cause, for which the person was not treated by a medical practitioner.([[{{PAGENAME}}#References|40]]) In recent years, the BC Coroner has investigated incidents of residents' death caused by another resident. ([[{{PAGENAME}}#References|41]]) In theory, a Coroner's investigation may result in a coroner's inquest, a death review panel, or a coroner's report to the institutions that were responsible for the care of the residents involved.
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