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Medical examiners and coroners (MEs/Cs) play an integral role in organ and tissue donation. Because the majority of donation cases fall under their jurisdiction, MEs/Cs are responsible for investigating unexpected and violent deaths; for providing accurate, defensible determinations of the cause and manner of death for each case; and for releasing the organs and tissues for donation as requested. […]

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In this episode Joe and I discuss the Coroner system v.  Medical Examiners system as well as what basic training should be in place for Coroners. We also talk about the recent upswing in drug overdose cases. Find Joe at http://joegiacalone.net/  

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Does coroner and medical examiner office’s  need a chaplain program? What benefit could it have for your staff, your community, and the families you serve? Traditionally, a chaplain is a minister, such as a priest, pastor, rabbi, imam or lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secular institution such as a hospital, prison, […]

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Torso found in 2004 along I-70 is identified as Southwestern Illinois prostitute A decapitated torso found in 2004 has been identified as a metro-east prostitute who was only recently declared missing by her family. The headless, handless and legless female torso found June 28, 2004, by a maintenance worker trimming brush at an interstate rest […]

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Understanding the Problem About 3,500 US infants die suddenly and unexpectedly each year. We often refer to these deaths as sudden unexpected infant deaths (SUID). Although the causes of death in many of these children can’t be explained, most occur while the infant is sleeping in an unsafe sleeping environment. Researchers can’t be sure how […]

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