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... > contexts > demography > vital statistics > mortality > cause of death > line of duty death
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic measurements > demography > vital statistics > mortality > cause of death > line of duty death
... > contexts > population characteristics > demography > vital statistics > mortality > cause of death > line of duty death
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic methods > data collection > vital statistics > mortality > cause of death > line of duty death

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line of duty death  

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  • By definition a line of duty death (LODD) occurs whenever a public safety officer dies while performing work-related functions, whether on or off duty. The term public safety officer includes sworn law enforcement, firefighters, and officially recognized public employees of a rescue or ambulance crew. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Death, Line of Duty]

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