Champaign County Coroner
Laurie Brauer
When to Call the Coroner
24 Hour Phone (217) 384-3888
- ALL TRAUMATIC DEATHS:
- Motor vehicle accidents (planes, trains & automobiles…bikes, pedestrians, motorcycles too)
- Shootings
- Hangings
- Stabbings
- Drug overdoses (prescription, over-the-counter, and street drugs)
- Physical abuse (all kinds, i.e. blunt force injuries, beatings, etc.)
- Falls
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ANY PERSON THAT IS “DOA” OR DIES WITHIN 24 HOURS AFTER HOSPITAL ADMISSION.
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DEATH OF A PERSON DURING ANY SURGICAL PROCEDURE (INCLUDING HEART
CATHETERIZATION, KIDNEY DIALYSIS OR ANY INVASIVE PROCEDURE) OR WITHIN 24
HOURS AFTER COMPLETION OF ANY INVASIVE PROCEDURE.
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ALL DEATHS OF CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 2 WHO DIE SUDDENLY OR UNEXPECTEDLY OR ARE FOUND DEAD.
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ALL INJURIES FROM FALLS WHICH CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO DEATH AND ALL
FRACTURES IF PATIENT DIES WITHIN ONE YEAR AND ONE DAY.
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ANY PATIENT WHO IS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL FROM ANY STATE INSTITUTION: JAILS, PRISONS, MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES, DCFS, WARDS
OF THE STATE IN PRIVATE CARE FACILITIES, CORRECTIONAL CENTERS, ETC., EVEN IF THE DEATH IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN FROM NATURAL CAUSES.
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ALL STILLBORN INFANTS WHERE THERE IS SUSPICION OF ILLEGAL INTERFERENCE.
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ANY DEATH WHERE ALCOHOL OR DRUGS CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO DEATH.
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ALL DEATHS UNATTENDED BY A LICENSED PHYSICIAN INCLUDING HOSPICE PATIENTS WHO
DIE AT HOME.
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ALL NURSING HOME DEATHS IF THE PERSON WAS NOT SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN WITHIN THE
PAST 72 HOURS.
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ANY DEATH WHICH YOU MAY HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT.
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ALL BODIES MUST BE SIGNED OUT BY AND CREMATIONS MUST BE CONDUCTED THROUGH A
LICENSED FUNERAL DIRECTOR.