FORENSIC MEDICAL
INVESTIGATION TRAINING COURSE

Course Director
Mary H. Dudley, M.D., M.S., R.N.
Medical Examiner-Forensic Pathologist
Maricopa Medical Examiner's Office
Phoenix, Arizona

CLASS I: INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCE
  • Medicological Investigation Systems
  • Causes and manner of death
  • Postmordem changes
  • Forenisic case studies
  • Crime scene investigation
  • Forensic anthropology
  • Forensic odontology
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    CLASS II: BLUNT & SHARP
    FORCE INJURY/GSW
  • Blunt and sharp force injury
  • Craniocerebral Injury
  • Motor vehicle and aircraft fatalities
  • Organ and tissue donations
  • Ballistics/gunshot wounds
  • Legal issues/expert witness
  • Forensic radiology
  • Case studies
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    CLASS III: ASPHYXIA
    ENVIRONMETAL HAZARDS
  • Sudden unexpected natural deaths
  • Asphyxia and in custody deaths
  • Fire deaths and drownings
  • Carbon monoxide poisoning
  • Environmental hazards
  • Hyperthermia/hypothermia
  • Electrical/lightning deaths
  • Toxicology, alcohol & drug related deaths
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    CLASS IV: CHILD FATALITIES
    DOMESTIC HOMICIDE
  • Child fatality review
  • Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
  • Child abuse
  • Sexual assault of children
  • Radiographic findings
  • Domestic violence
  • Sexual assault
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