FSC100H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Bloating, Body Identification, Taphonomy
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The death investigation team: police services, investigating coroner, pathologist/forensic pathologist, consultants. Forensic anthropologist, forensic dentist, etc: other agencies. Ofm, transportation safety board: forensic scientists. Additional roles of the coroner: public safety, outbreak surveillance, public inquests, deaths in custody, pediatric deaths, institutional deaths, some forms of workplace death. When does a forensic pathologist become involved: when the coroner is unable to satisfactorily answer any of the 5qs, when there is the possibility of involvements of the cjs. The pathologist performs an autopsy for 2 main reasons: discovery, documentation. What is a forensic pathologist: a medical doctor with specialist certification in anatomical pathology and additional training in forensic pathology, typical training to become a forensic pathologist requires at least 14 years of university and postgraduate training. Can perform autopsies on all types of medicolegal cases including homicide/criminally suspicious adult and pediatric cases: category b anatomical path. Can perform autopsies on no homicide: category c non homicide/pediatric.
