INTRODUCTION

A 35-year old female arrives in the Emergency Department after being “found down” by a neighbor in her bedroom. She has multiple bruises and abrasions on her face and neck, and the front door of her home was found unlocked. Resuscitative efforts fail, death is pronounced, and the medical examiner is notified.

A forensic autopsy will be performed to determine cause and manner of death. Was this an accident, suicide, or homicide? Preservation of trace evidence and maintenance of chain of custody are essential responsibilities of both law enforcement and health care professionals. 

In this unique seminar, you will have the rare opportunity to hear first-hand from a medical examiner with decades of experience in forensics. He is a lively and energetic lecturer, and this seminar is fascinating as well as educational. If you are involved in a clinical setting where deaths are referred to the medical examiner or coroner for evaluation, consider attending this seminar. You’ll be glad you did.

Presented by:
Patrick Besant-Matthews, M.D.

  American Association of
  Critical-Care Nurses