ATLANTA - The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office on Friday released the names of four additional people who were killed this week when a gunman entered three Atlanta-area spas and opened fire, killing eight people. The shootings took place Tuesday at Youngs' Asian Massage, ne...
90% of all autopsies should be completed within 60 days of death. The NAME has never accredited Mississippi, which has the highest backlog in the nation. The Mississippi State Medical Examiner’s Office was waiting for about1,300
When the Medical Examiner’s office receives a report of someone dead in a bathtub, the reporting party often presumes that the individual must have drowned. Yet deaths in bathtubs can be surprisingly complex. We initially discussed drowning back in June of 2023 but to summarize, drowning is ...
Usually results such as these through a medical examiner’s office are 4-6 weeks. However, if the patient was a medical patient and seen in the emergency department, these tests likely would have been done and would be resulted fairly immediately. The family could request a copy of the char...
-Alison Krywanczyk, MD, FASCP, is currently a Deputy Medical Examiner at the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office. Author LablogatoryPosted on May 21, 2024Categories forensicsTags forensics, time of deathLeave a comment on Advances in Determining Time of Death: A Cautionary Note It’s ...