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WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY FORENSIC & INVESTIGATIVE SCIENCE
Summer 2015 Internship
Angela Dembowski
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY FORENSIC & INVESTIGATIVE SCIENCE
Where?
• Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner (O.M.E.)
• Phoenix, AZ
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY FORENSIC & INVESTIGATIVE SCIENCE
Inside The O.M.E.…• Full examination suite with 10 exam stations
– Separate viewing area for law personnel• Special procedures room
– Possible infectious diseases– Decomposed remains
• Coolers that can store about 140 cases
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY FORENSIC & INVESTIGATIVE SCIENCE
Inside The O.M.E. Cont.
• Toxicology laboratory• Laboratory space for DNA,
trace, and serology testing• Exam room for Donor
Network of Arizona
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY FORENSIC & INVESTIGATIVE SCIENCE
What Did I Do?Exams• Worked with Medical
Examiners and Forensic Technicians
• Autopsies– Full– Partial– External
Investigations• Worked with Investigators
– Not Police• Scenes
– Crime scene– Hospitals
• Medical records• Jurisdiction
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY FORENSIC & INVESTIGATIVE SCIENCE
O.M.E. Jurisdiction
• Natural death– Decedent was “unattended”
• Unnatural death– Homicide– Suicide– Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA)
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY FORENSIC & INVESTIGATIVE SCIENCE
Investigations• Intern duties:• Took photographs at scenes• Drove the O.M.E. vans
– Filled them with gas– Restocked and emptied trash
• Requested and filed medical records
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY FORENSIC & INVESTIGATIVE SCIENCE
An Average Day In Investigations• My shift started at 5am• Filed medical records • Went to morning meeting at 7am• When Dispatch got a call, we would leave
– This could be a scene, hospital, or both• Once back at O.M.E. my shift ended at 3pm
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY FORENSIC & INVESTIGATIVE SCIENCE
Crime Scene• Arrive on scene• Investigator talks to Police & family members• We find the decedent• Necessary pictures are taken
– Address or apartment #– Decedent with surroundings– Close-ups of face and profile– Any wounds or suspicious marks– Any weapons, if applicable
• Decedent is put in body bag and transported back to O.M.E.
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY FORENSIC & INVESTIGATIVE SCIENCE
Hospital• Arrive on scene• Followed Security to the Morgue• Took photos of decedent
– I.D. tag on bag and ankle– Overalls of decedent– Close-ups of face and profile– Any wounds or marks pertaining to C.O.D.
• Decedent is bagged and transported to O.M.E.
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY FORENSIC & INVESTIGATIVE SCIENCE
Exams• Intern Duties:• Watched autopsies• Moved cases from admitting to release coolers• Fingerprinted decedents • Stocked supplies
– Formalin jars– 2oz jars– Syringes– Gloves
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY FORENSIC & INVESTIGATIVE SCIENCE
An Average Day In Exams• Started at 7am with the morning meeting
– Doctors discuss their cases– Decide the type of exam for each case
• Pull the first case for each doctor– Leave at appropriate station
• Autopsies began at 8am
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY FORENSIC & INVESTIGATIVE SCIENCE
An Average Day Cont. • We wore Personal Protective
Equipment in the Exam room• When finished, the room was cleaned
– Decedents returned to the release cooler
• Each station was re-stocked with supplies
• My shift was over at 2pm
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY FORENSIC & INVESTIGATIVE SCIENCE
To Recap…
• Both Exams and Investigations were very interesting– I’m glad I had the opportunity to do both
• This internship opened my eyes to new ideas and interests
• Any questions?