Wow. The National Association of Medical Examiners is in town this weekend to throw its annual conference, and the program of events is a doozy.
We selected a number of items from a long, long list showing the sort of humor and dare we say morbid curiosity that develops when you operate a bone saw 60 hours a week.
And I suppose we should all be glad there are qualified professionals out there doing this kind of work. That’s what I tell myself, anyway.
Saturday
8:00 to 8:10 a.m.
Deaths resulting from cyanide-containing jewelry cleaner in the Hmong Population
Butch M. Huston, M.D., Ramsey County Medical Examiner, St. Paul, Minn.
11:30 to 11:40 a.m.
Re-hydrating Mummified hands for fingerprint identification: The Pima County experience
Gene Hernandez, B.S., Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner, Tucson, Ariz.
7:00 to 8:00 a.m.
Rigor Run/Walk (optional)
*additional payment required*
9:40 to 9:50 a.m.
Lightning Deaths: A retrospective review of New Mexico’s cases
Jennifer L. Pincus, M.D., University of New Mexico School of Medicine
11:40 to 11:50 a.m.
Comparison of homicides in the gangster era to modern-day Chicago
Zachary Michalicek, D.O., University of Chicago
12:00 to 12:10 p.m.
Sudden death following conducted electrical weapon discharge
Jennie V. Duval, M.D., New Hampshire Office of Chief Medical Examiner
12:20 to 12:30 p.m.
Electrocution deaths: A retrospective review of New Mexico’s cases, 1977-2012
Michelle B. Aurelius, M.D., New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator
1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Cadaver Open Golf Tournament (optional)
*additional payment required*
12:00 to 1:20 p.m.
Femme Fatale Luncheon (optional)
*additional payment required*
1:40 to 1:50 p.m.
Autoerotic asphyxiation: A rare case with an unusual inhalant
Linda Kocovski, M.B.B.S., McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
2:50 to 3:00 p.m.
Fatal occlusive foreign body granulomatous pulmonary embolization due to crystalline precipitation in total parenteral nutrition: A case report and review of the literature
Sarah Strickland, M.D., Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario
8:00 to 10:00 a.m.
Session 8: Inspections, placentas and more
Moderator: Van Vo, M.D., Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office
8:10 to 8:30 a.m.
Newborn abduction by Cesarean section: A case presentation
Wieslawa Tlomak, M.D., Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office
2:00 to 4:10 p.m.
Session 10: Technology is your friend
Moderator: Agnieszka Rogalska, M.D., Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office
3:10 to 3:30 p.m.
Autopsy and laboratory findings in 20 patients with fungal infections associated with contaminated steroid injections
Jeffrey M. Jentzen, M.D., PhD, University of Michigan
Accidental ingestion of a grill brush wire bristle resulting in death: A case report
Marisa Jacob, M.D., University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Death by retort pressure cooking: A case study
Brian Hutchins, M.D., Los Angeles County Department of Coroner
The use of human remains in Palo Mayombe rituals in Utah
Jill Haslam, M.S., Utah State Medical Examiner’s Office
Examination of human remains encased in concrete
Jessica A. Forcucci, M.D., Medical University of South Carolina
Accidental Russian roulette?
Diana French, B.A., University of Michigan
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