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Nurses' roles in helping families understand procedures after a deathSteven A Koehler
Allegheny County Coroner's Office, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
J Forensic Nurs 2:46-7, 43. 2006- The role of suicide notes in death investigationSteven A Koehler
Forensic Epidemiologist for the Allegheny County Medical Examiner s Office, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
J Forensic Nurs 3:87-8, 92. 2007..The note left by a suicide victim is a key piece of forensic evidence in the investigation of a sudden death. This article provides some general information regarding suicide notes while also dispelling some of the myths... - The risk of body packing: a case of a fatal cocaine overdoseSteven A Koehler
Allegheny County Coroner s Office, 542 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA
Forensic Sci Int 151:81-4. 2005..We present the first documented case of a body packer that died from cocaine intoxication following the rupture of packets of cocaine in Western Pennsylvania... - Using medical examiner/coroner-generated Death Certificates in research: advantages and limitationsSteven A Koehler
Allegheny County Coroner's Office, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
J Forensic Nurs 1:133-5. 2005 - Cardiac concussion: definition, differential diagnosis, and cases presentation and the legal ramification of a misdiagnosisSteven A Koehler
Allegheny County Coroner s Office, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Am J Forensic Med Pathol 25:205-8. 2004..The civil ramification of incorrectly diagnosing the manner of death in cases of death involving a cardiac concussion will also be addressed... - Death by chainsaw: fatal kickback injuries to the neckSteven A Koehler
Allegheny County Coroner s Office, 542 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA
J Forensic Sci 49:345-50. 2004..The second case involved a 38-year old white male who was operating a newer model chainsaw equipped with a low kickback chain in an unsafe manner... - Deaths among criminal suspects, law enforcement officers, civilians, and prison inmates: a coroner-based studySteven A Koehler
Allegheny County Coroner s Office, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA
Am J Forensic Med Pathol 24:334-8. 2003.... - The use of coroners'/medical examiners' data by forensic nursesSteven A Koehler
Allegheny County Coroner's Office, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
J Forensic Nurs 1:37-8. 2005 - Cause of death among elder homicide victims: a 10-year medical examiner reviewSteven A Koehler
Allegheny County Medical Examiner s Office, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
J Forensic Nurs 2:199-202, 204. 2006..A study of elderly homicide victims brought to a Pennsylvania medical examiner's office reveals interesting findings about cause of death... - Accurately assessing elderly fall deaths using hospital discharge and vital statistics dataSteven A Koehler
Allegheny County Coroner s Office, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219, USA
Am J Forensic Med Pathol 27:30-5. 2006.... - Death during transforaminal epidural steroid nerve root block (C7) due to perforation of the left vertebral arteryLeon Rozin
Alleghany County Coroner's Office, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219, USA
Am J Forensic Med Pathol 24:351-5. 2003.... - A case of a death by explosives: the keys to a proper investigationShaun Ladham
Allegheny County Coroner's Office, 542 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA
J Clin Forensic Med 12:85-92. 2005..The victim had used a pyrotechnic device to commit suicide. Therefore, it is critical for those who investigate deaths be able to identify cases that involve explosives in order to properly collect and analyze the evidence... - A review of nail gun suicides and an atypical case reportAbdulrezzak Shakir
Allegheny County Coroner's Office, 542 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA
J Forensic Sci 48:409-13. 2003..This case reports for the first time a unique pathological finding of a ring of bone traveling with the nail, which has not been seen in wounds of the head caused by other types of projectiles... - Kawasaki disease: a review of pathologic features of stage IV disease and two cases of sudden death among asymptotic young adultsLeon Rozin
Allegheny County Coroner's Office, 542 Fourth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, USA
Am J Forensic Med Pathol 24:45-50. 2003..One adult was involved in vigorous exercise, and the other was recumbent in bed at the time of death... - Accidental through and through penetrating injury to the neckSteven A Koehler
Allegheny County Medical Examiner s Office, 1520 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, USA
Am J Forensic Med Pathol 32:17-9. 2011..This case illustrated an unusual penetration injury and the importance of a thorough and complete death scene investigation... - Unsuspected hereditary hemochromatosis at forensic autopsy: its presentation, confirmation, and implicationsMichael Panella
Allegheny County Medical Examiner s Office, 1520 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, USA
Am J Forensic Med Pathol 32:20-4. 2011..The possible presentation of cardiac sudden death from HH, confirmation issues and implications of a HH diagnosis for surviving family members are also discussed... - Age-based factors in femicideAnn Wolbert Burgess
Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA
J Forensic Nurs 1:151-7. 2005..Discussion focuses on forensics as insight to crime scene dynamics and homicidal behavior... - Pathology of sudden death during recreational sports activitySteven A Koehler
Am J Forensic Med Pathol 24:309. 2003 - The prediction of violence and homicide in young menRolf Loeber
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 15213 PA, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 73:1074-88. 2005..48). Implications for the prevention of violence and homicide are discussed...