Technology use among the nation’s medical examiner and coroner offices: Data from the 2018 Census of Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices [PDF]
Forensic Science International: SynergyTechnology uses among medical examiner and coroner (MEC) offices in the United States are not well characterized, yet technology is essential to job-performing duties.
Liat C. Weinstein +5 more
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Evidence of autoinflammation as a principal mechanism of myocardial injury in SARS-CoV-2 PCR-positive medical examiner cases [PDF]
Diagnostic Pathology, 2023 Background Disease from Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) remains the seventh leading cause of death in the United States. Many patients infected with this virus develop later cardiovascular complications including myocardial ...
Margo E. Hammond +5 more
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Operationalizing the structural vulnerability profile within the medical examiner context [PDF]
Forensic Science International: Synergy, 2023 The medicolegal death investigation process in the United States, historically focused on personal identification and determination of cause and manner of death, has evolved in recent decades to include space for advocacy centered around public health ...
Caroline L. Znachko +3 more
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Suicide and drug toxicity mortality in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: use of medical examiner data for public health in Nova Scotia [PDF]
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, 2021 IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic and governmental responses have raised concerns about any corresponding rise in suicide and/or drug toxicity mortality due to exacerbations of mental illness, economic issues, changes to drug supply ...
Emily Schleihauf, Matthew J. Bowes
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Mass fatality and disaster response preparedness across medical examiner and coroner offices in the United States [PDF]
Forensic Science International: SynergyWith the rise of mass fatalities and disasters, access to mass fatality and disaster planning trainings and resources available to medical examiners and coroners (MECs) in the United States should be reviewed.
Micaela A. Ascolese +4 more
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HIPAA and Access to Medical Information by Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices [PDF]
Academic Forensic Pathology, 2022 VÍCTOR W Weedn
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A Model Medical Examiner Law [PDF]
Academic Forensic Pathology, 2022 VÍCTOR W Weedn
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Educational Case: Death Certification and the Role of the Medical Examiner/Coroner [PDF]
Academic Pathology, 2018 The following fictional case is intended as a learning tool within the Pathology Competencies for Medical Education (PCME), a set of national standards for teaching pathology.
Sarah Meyers MD
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Drug presence in driving deaths in Maryland: Comparing trends and prevalence in medical examiner and FARS data [PDF]
Accident Analysis and Prevention, 2021 Johnathon P Ehsani +2 more
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Origins of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System [PDF]
Academic Forensic Pathology, 2020 VÍCTOR W Weedn
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