@CoffindafferFBI We need to give the Coroner some slack. Tox may not be relevant to the COD, but it is relevant to the homicide investigation. Context matters.
@michelle_furlow Please consider editing this post as it is not true. ME/Cs are not considered law enforcement. They have a role in the legal system, but no law enforcement authority.
@Alli41164813 @megery @NAPW There are likely 1,000s of fetal deaths each year in the U.S. which the fetus tests positive for cocaine or methamphetamine (stimulants) which may cause placental abruptions.
@Alli41164813 @megery @NAPW I see. 17 weeks gestation. The death would have been registered using a fetal death certificate which may not require a manner of death determination…
"The death toll of COVID-19 is not going to be accurate until epidemiologists and statisticians have time to crunch the numbers."
How Accurate Is the Coronavirus Death Toll? — A forensic pathologist's perspective.
https://t.co/W11i5FGCwT
"Thorough investigation before any death scene investigation and body examination is very helpful to determine whether the cause of death has a connection with COVID-19 or not.."
Perspectives on the death investigation during the COVID-19 pandemic https://t.co/aDuoYTSEAc