Understanding unidentified human remains investigations through the United States census data
Forensic Science International: Synergy, 2022 Each year, thousands of unidentified human remains (UHR) cases are reported in the U.S. Technological advances have greatly enhanced the forensic community's capacity and capability to solve UHR cases, but little is known about the extent to which these ...
Ashley L. Rodriguez +7 more
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Assessing state level variation in signature authority and cause of death accuracy, 2005–2017
Preventive Medicine Reports, 2021 This study utilized a convergent mixed-methods design to examine whether variation in death certificate certifier type predicts the accuracy of cause of death reporting in the US.
J. Dalton Stevens, Scott D. Landes
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Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2022 Background The investigation into sudden unexpected and unnatural deaths supports criminal justice, aids in litigation, and provides important information for public health including surveillance, epidemiology, and prevention programs.
Salona Prahladh, Jacqueline van Wyk
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Quantifying underreporting of law-enforcement-related deaths in United States vital statistics and news-media-based data sources: A capture-recapture analysis. [PDF]
PLoS Medicine, 2017 Prior research suggests that United States governmental sources documenting the number of law-enforcement-related deaths (i.e., fatalities due to injuries inflicted by law enforcement officers) undercount these incidents.
Justin M Feldman +3 more
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2012 We analyzed US multiple cause-of-death data for 2003–2006 for demographic and clinical determinants for autopsy in unexplained deaths possibly resulting from infectious causes.
Lindy Liu +3 more
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Consensus guidelines on analgesia and sedation in dying intensive care unit patients [PDF]
, 2002 Background Intensivists must provide enough analgesia and sedation to ensure dying patients receive good palliative care. However, if it is perceived that too much is given, they risk prosecution for committing euthanasia.
Laura A Hawryluck +30 more
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Fatal Infectious Disease Surveillance in a Medical Examiner Database
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004 Increasing infectious disease deaths, the emergence of new infections, and bioterrorism have made surveillance for infectious diseases a public health concern.
Mitchell I. Wolfe +2 more
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Making sense of “excited delirium” in cases of death after police contact. [PDF]
, 2017 The term ‘excited delirium’ has been used by coroners’ courts and police regulators in England and Wales to classify some cases of death after police contact.
Baker, David
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Factors associated with not seeking professional help or disclosing intent prior to suicide : A study of medical examiners' records in Nova Scotia [PDF]
, 2011 Individual-level data from clinical settings lack information on people who did not seek professional help prior to suicide. We used records of the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service (NSMES) to compare people who had contact with a health professional ...
Health Canada +5 more
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An evidence-based guide to the investigation of sudden unexpected death in infancy [PDF]
, 2015 Purpose: Many countries now have detailed investigations following sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) but there is no clear evidence as to the most effective way to investigate SUDI.
Ellis, Catherine +2 more
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