Death Investigation in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Center for Rural PA (CRP) released an in-depth report this week on the state’s medicolegal death investigation system.
August 8, 2022
The Pennsylvania Center for Rural PA (CRP) released an in-depth report this week on the state’s medicolegal death investigation system.
The U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate among developed countries. All death investigators and certifiers should understand the importance of the pregnancy checkbox on the death certificate.
Deaths in custody are under-reported and coroners and medical examiners can do something about it.
The Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (more on that later) was in moderate to high territory recently, so it’s time to
Summer or hot weather anytime is when coroners and medical examiners are likely to be investigating drowning deaths. Usually these are accidental deaths, but not always. Learn about different kinds of watery deaths in this post.
Coroners often get calls from students — high school students — asking about what it takes to be a coroner.