Saving Lives with Tourniquets: A Review of Penetrating Injury Medical Examiner Cases
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DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2019.1676344
Abstract: Abstract Background: After numerous recent mass casualty events, civilian hemorrhage control has taken a militaristic approach with aggressive and early use of tourniquets. While military literature has demonstrated the utility of tourniquets in preventing battlefield… read more here.
Keywords: extremity; penetrating injury; medical examiner; injury ... See more keywords
Reducing occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2: A survey of changes in caseload and controls among medical examiner and coroners’ offices in Pennsylvania during 2020
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DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2022.2050740
Abstract: Abstract Like their counterparts in healthcare, workers in medical examiner and coroners’ offices are considered essential workers. The frequency and urgency of their work during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have only become of… read more here.
Keywords: occupational exposure; coroners offices; medical examiner; sars cov ... See more keywords
The Impact of Discontinuation of the Medical Examiner System: Cases of Drowning in the Bathtub at Home
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DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.14251
Abstract: The incidence of death by drowning greatly varies among different prefectures in Japan, mainly due to climate difference. However, there could be other factors affecting the incidence of deaths besides climate, for example, differences in… read more here.
Keywords: examiner system; medical examiner; system; bathtub home ... See more keywords