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Update for coroners on death certification reforms - Publications - Inside...
Richard Jones's insight:The coroner service in England and Wales is being reformed, and so is the death certification process. 'Medical examiners' will scrutinise deaths and advise doctors and the...
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Margaret Thatcher's death certificate (via The Guardian newspaper)
Former PM's cause of death recorded as 'cardio vascular accident' on document, which also confirms bladder cancerRichard Jones's insight:The death certificate for the late Margaret Thatcher was...
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Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine - Role of the Forensic Pathologist...
Richard Jones's insight:This leaflet was co-authored by me for the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine (Royal College of Physicians), and explains what forensic pathologists do.It can be downloaded...
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Bodies recovered from the water
An overview of the forensic pathological investigation of bodies recovered from waterRichard Jones's insight:This presentation provides an overview of the forensic pathological approach to the...
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Forensic Pathology of Thermal Injuries
Forensic Pathology of Thermal Injuries. Burns of skin or other tissue are caused by fire, radiant heat, radiation, chemical, or electrical contact.Richard Jones's insight:Bodies recovered from fires...
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Postmortem Changes
Postmortem Changes.Richard Jones's insight:All medical students, and junior doctors, should have a reasonable idea about the changes that occur after death, particularly in the early post mortem...
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Confession of ignorance of causation in coroners' necropsies--a common problem?
Richard Jones's insight:A thought-provoking paper written by forensic pathologists at the Wales Institute of Forensic Medicine exploring the problem of insufficient pathological evidence to determine...
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Next of kin clinics: a new role for the pathologist.
Richard Jones's insight:Pathologists need to be able to effectively communicate complex medical findings to those with no medical knowledge, as do all medical practitioners.Interactions with families...
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Deciding the cause of death after necropsy. [Lancet. 1993] - PubMed - NCBI
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Deciding the cause of death after autopsy - revisited... [J Clin Forensic...
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The history of child abuse. [Forensic Sci Int. 1986 Feb-Mar] - PubMed - NCBI
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What the CPS does, and what happens at court
Video produced by CPS Gwent, that is relevent to people throughout England and Wales about how the Crown Prosecution Service works, and what it is like going...Richard Jones's insight:This is a useful...
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File on 4: Coroners Under Scrutiny
Ann Alexander investigates whether families are getting justice in the coroner's court.Richard Jones's insight:A thought-provoking radio programme from the BBC about the role of the coroner, and the...
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What is forensic pathology?
"This short narrated animation explains what forensic pathology is."Richard Jones's insight:This is a short narrated animation that I created using an iPad app (Tellagami) and edited using Microsoft...
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Forensic pathological investigation of fire deaths
An overview presentation of the forensic pathological investigation of fire deathsRichard Jones's insight:This overview presentation identifies the key components of the forensic pathological...
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Forensic Science Simplified
Richard Jones's insight:Published by the US National Forensic Science Technology Center, this website provides a brief overview of forensic science. It is a great place to start if you are looking for...
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The mind of a heroin addict: the struggle to get clean and stay sober
After the death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, we asked recovering heroin users to share their experiences with us. The response was enormousRichard Jones's insight:Drug-related deaths form a...
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Brain Stem Testing - A Demonstration - YouTube
Brain Stem TestRichard Jones's insight:This is an excellent video demonstration by Dr James Watts (Consultant Anaesthetist, East Lancs Hospital Trust) of how brain stem testing is carried out in...
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Deaths in custody or following police contact
The medicolegal investigation of deaths following police contact, and deaths in custody is complex, and not without controversy. This resource supports undergraduate medical student teaching in...
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Physiology of CPR
Richard Jones's insight:A nice article examining the physiology of cardiopulmonary resuscitation by the Greater Sydney Area HEMS service.See it on Scoop.it, via Medicolegal death investigation
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