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"Why an Autopsy is Done." //Coroner's of Western Australia//. Coroner's Court, n.d. Web. 23 Aug. 2012. <[]>.

__**Facts:**__
 * The benefit of an autopsy is that it will provide detailed information about the person's health.
 * Will give an understanding of the various factors which may have contributed to the death
 * In some cases these are legal reasons why it is important that an autopsy be performed.
 * This information can be important for family members trying to come to terms with the death.
 * The causes can be determined following an autopsy, there are rare cases when even an autopsy cannot provide this information.
 * Autopsy will not preclude viewing of decedent's remains after preparation by a funeral director.
 * As an autopsy is the only reasonably certain method of determining why a person died.
 * In most circumstances, the autopsy procedure can be completed and the decedent released to the funeral home for final disposition within 24 hours.
 * Techniques similar to those used in surgical operations are involved. The major organs of the body are examined. After the autopsy, small specimens are taken for further detailed scientific and medical examination.
 * Although an autopsy is the only reasonably certain way of determining causes of deaths and usually
 * These tests are carried out on samples of blood or tissue which are taken from the person's body and retained for that purpose.
 * Occasionally it is necessary to retain larger portions of tissue or whole organs for medical tests in relation to the investigation of the death.
 * In most cases an autopsy will be necessary to provide medical information about a death.
 * The person's body is treated with great respect at all times.