The Importance Of Forensic Pathology

People die suddenly and unexpectedly all the time, and their families are left wondering how their loved on died. When someone dies in that manner, they are sent to a morgue to be examined and have tests run on them to find out every detail about their death. With the job field I am interested in, this is where I would step into the picture. I am interested in forensic pathology. Not many people have heard of a forensic pathologist or are familiar with how important they are. I have always been interested in criminal justice and the medical field, and forensic pathology allows to be involved with both. A forensic pathologists job is to figure out how someone died, what caused them to die, and what time they died. Forensic pathologists examine someone who is deceased to figure out their cause of death. On Explore Health Careers, it says, “Forensic pathologists, or medical examiners, are specially trained physicians who examine the bodies of people who died suddenly, unexpectedly or violently” (“Forensic Pathologists”). A forensic pathologist performs autopsies on a dead person when no one knows what happened to them, and they figure out everything they can about how the person died. Explore Health Careers also says, “The forensic pathologist is responsible for determining the cause (the ultimate and immediate reasons for cessation of life) and manner of death (homicide, suicide, accidental, natural or unknown)” (“Forensic Pathologists”). They also dictate what caused the