Introduction to the Medical Examiner

Question 1

Foresensic Pathology

Answer 1

The Study of unexplained, sudden, violent, or suspicipus cause of death

Question 2

Pathology

Answer 2

The study of the structural and functional changes in cells, tissues, and organs that underlie disease

Question 3

Coroner/JP

Answer 3

elected official

No otraining or MD degree

Question 4

Medical Examiner

Answer 4

Appointed

MD Degree

Question 5

Forensic Pathologist

Answer 5

4 years of college

4 years of medical school

4 years pathology residency (anatomic and/or clinical pathology, doard certified by the American Board of Pathology is preferred)

1 year forensic pathology fellowship (board certified preferred)

Question 6

Multidisciplinary approach

Answer 6

Scene investigation

History

Forensic Science

Question 7

cause of death

Answer 7

the disease, injury, or combination responsible for the fatality

Question 8

manner of death

Answer 8

explanation of how the cause arose

Natural vs Non natural

Natural is 100% caused by disease

It can be natural, accident, homicide, suicide, or undetermined

Question 9

Malcolm X death

Answer 9

Februrary 21, 1965

Question 10

How many americans are killed with guns everyday?

Answer 10

100

Question 11

What percent of gun death happen in mass shootings?

Answer 11

Only 1%

Most are suicides (51% by gun), others are homicide

(suicides > homicides> law enforcement > unintentional > undetermined)

Question 12

Violence

Answer 12

Individual, Family, community, and society

Prevention, programming, and curriculum development at entry level

Question 13

Social determinants

Answer 13

Childhood experiences

housing

education

social support

family income

employment

our communities

access to health services

Question 14

Adverse Childhood experiences (ACE)

Answer 14

Physical abuse

emotional abuse

sexual abuse

domestic violence

parental substance abuse

mental illness

suicide or death

crime or imprisoned familu

Cause lifelong medical, mental , social suffering

Question 15

The natural World

Answer 15

Nautures -> personal development

Socio-econmic -> Personal activity, labour

Political -> public sphere, private sphere

Culture -> knowledge and technology, World views, values

Question 16

Placed Based Targed Therapy

Answer 16

Community Partnerships

Stabalization (acute and sustained approach to wrap around services)

Credible messengers (violence interruption)

Oppourtunities (Career connections, project empowerment)

Community policing (increased presence, walk/nike beats)

community building (support service development)

Question 17

How can more basic research for public health effects of gun violence be done?

Answer 17

Specific federal appropriations must be reinstated to the centers of disease control and NIH

Question 18

firearm injury and mortality prevention research funding (CDC)

Answer 18

$12.5 million for the CDC: “The agreement includes $12,500,000 to conduct research on firearm injury and mortality prevention. Given violence and suicide have a number of causes, the agreement recommends the CDC take a comprehensive approach to studying these underlying causes and evidence-based methods of prevention of injury, including crime prevention. All grantees under this section will be required to fulfill requirements around open data, open code, pre-registration of research projects, and open access to research articles consistent with the National Science Foundation’s open science principles. The Director of CDC is to report to the Committees within 30 days of enactment on implementation schedules and procedures for grant awards, which strive to ensure that such awards support ideologically and politically unbiased research projects.”

Question 19

firearm injury and mortality prevention research funding (NIH)

Answer 19

$12.5 million for NIH: “The agreement includes $12,500,000 to conduct research on firearm injury and mortality prevention. Given violence and suicide have a number of causes, the agreement recommends the NIH take a comprehensive approach to studying these underlying causes and evidence-based methods of prevention of injury, including crime prevention. All grantees under this section will be required to fulfill requirements around open data, open code, pre-registration of research projects, and open access to research articles consistent with the National Science Foundation’s open science principles. The Director of NIH is to report to the Committees within 30 days of enactment on implementation schedules and procedures for grant awards, which strive to ensure that such awards support ideologically and politically unbiased research projects.”

Question 20

Stop School Violence Act

Answer 20

his funding goes to Sandy Hook Promise’s school safety programming. It has a lot of bipartisan support, which you can see from the amount of money appropriated.

$1,000,000 is for research to study the root causes of school violence to include the impact and effectiveness of grants made under the STOP School 20 Violence Act;

$75,000,000 for grants to be administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance for purposes authorized under the STOP School Violence Act;

$50,000,000 is for competitive grants to be administered by the Community Oriented Policing Services Office for purposes authorized under the STOP School Violence Act (title V of division S of 3 Public Law 115–141).

Question 21

Community based violence prevention

Answer 21

There are a few different line items that are about community violence prevention, but I wanted to highlight these two in particular.

$8,000,000 is for community-based violence prevention initiatives (administered through Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program)

Project AWARE: “The agreement includes an increase and encourages SAMHSA to expand the identification of children and youth in need of mental health services, increase access to mental health treatment, promote mental health literacy among teachers and school personnel, and provide mental health services in schools and for school-aged youth. Of the amount provided, the agreement directs $10,000,000 for discretionary grants to support efforts in high-crime, high-poverty areas and, in particular, communities that are seeking to address relevant impacts and root causes of civil unrest, community violence, and collective trauma. These grants should maintain the same focus as fiscal year 2019 grants. The agreement requests a report on progress of grantees 180 days after enactment of this Act.”