NAME Guidelines, Position, and Other Papers

Guidelines for Position Papers

Guidelines for Utilization of Pathology
Assistants in Medical Examiner Offices


Position Statement on
Pathology Assistants Role in Forensic Autopsies


Position Statement on
Medical Examiner Involvement in Bioterrorism Surveillance 11/3/2001


Position Statement
in Support of Repealing Certain Religious Exemption Laws March 2, 2001


Position
Statement Opposed to Autopsy Observation as a Form of Punishment March 9, 2001


Position Statement on National Violent
Death Reporting System (NVDRS) 


Position Statement on Veteran
Status of Unclaimed Decedents


NAME Position Paper: Heat-Related
Fatalities

NAME
Position Paper: Fatal Abusive Head Injuries in Infants and Young Children

NAME:
Implications for the Future (Randy Hanzlick speech Oct 2001)

Manner of death Guide
(Hanzlick, Hunsaker III, Davis 2002)

NAME Newsletter

April 2001


June 2001


August
2001


October 2001


December 2001


February 2002


April 2002


August 2002

NAME Electronic Journal of Death
Investigation

Medical Examiner and
Coroner Offices

A list of medical examiner and coroner
offices in the US and other countries with web sites and applicable laws.

Cause of Death Tutorial

Writing cause of death statements-A tutorial

Death Investigation and Forensic Images

Forensic Images

The images available show pictures of wounds on human bodies that are
encountered during the medical examiner's work. An effort is made to present
them without unnecessary detail. Viewers are advised of the graphic nature of
the images which may not be appropriate for all viewers. Viewer discretion is
advised.

Death Investigation and Forensic Articles

Biosafety Considerations for Autopsy (Nolte, Taylor, Richmond 2002)


    Reprinted with permission from the American Biological Safety
Association


Updates on Child Abuse (Cincinnati Children's Hospital)

Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (Hornfeldt, Lothridge, Downs-Jan 2002)


Guidelines for Death Scene Investigation of SIDS (CDC)

Scene Investigator's
Guidelines (New Mexico Office of the Medical InvestigatorJan. 2002)

Legislation Pertaining to Forensic Medicine

State
Bioterrorism Preparedness Funding


Paul Coverdell National
Forensic Sciences Improvement Act of 2000



Texas 2001 Adult Fatality Review and Investigation Bill

Florida House Bill 1083
"Dale Earnhardt Bill" 

  

Florida Attorney General's Opinion on Florida House Bill 1083 "Dale Earnhart
Bill"

Maryland Medical Examiner
law (2001)


Florida Medical Examiner law (F.S. 406)