Topic A - Forensic Medicine > Section A.3.0. Forensic Systems/Services > Unit.A.3.1. Medical Examiner/Coroner Systems
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The required readings for this unit are:

Australia
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Canada
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International
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United Kingdom
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Pounder, D. (2002). Forensic pathology services.

British Medical Journal, 324(7351), 1408-1410. Retrieved December 12, 2002, from Academic Search Premier database: http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=6863486&db=aph

  • Discusses the forensic pathology service in Great Britain. Exclusion of the service from the National Health Service; Review of the forensic pathology service by the Home Office due to scandals, including the conviction of serial killer Dr. Harold Shipman; Lack of standards and peer review of forensic pathologists; Support for a forensic medicine government agency

 

United States
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Descheneaux, K. (1991). Death investigations:

How you can help? Nursing, 21(9),
Retrieved December 12, 2002, from Academic Search Premier database: http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=4897284&db=aph

  • Note the descriptions of the differing coroner and medical examiner systems under the section in this article "Medicolegal investigation: Who's in charge?"

 

Databases
For the full text article online, sleuth the 'University of Calgary/ Library/ Article Indexes':

Directions:

  • Select - Indexes and abstracts with links to full text articles
  • Select - Academic Search Premier or Expanded Academic ASAP
  • Select - Connect
  • Fill in User ID and Pin
  • Fill in search words:
    • forensic and medical examiner and system
    • coroner and system
    • forensic medicine
    • medical examiner system
    • coroner system

 

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The 'recommended only' readings for this unit are the following:

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Additional references for this unit can be found in 'forensic references' of the forensic sourcebooks.

  • Sleuth 'forensic reference' database for:

    forensic - medical examiner/coroner system

Kent-Wilkinson, A. (2002). Forensic Sourcebooks: Forensic References.

Retrieved May 28, 2002, from the Forensic Education Website: http://www.forensiceducation.com/sourcebooks/experts/Experts_database.html/refs

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Video's recommended for this unit are:

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The required websites to sleuth for this unit are the following:

Australia
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Canada
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International
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United Kingdom
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United States
Resources (Web)

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For additional websites on this unit, sleuth 'forensic websites' in the forensic sourcebooks.

  • forensic - medical examiner/coroner system
Kent-Wilkinson, A. (2002). Forensic Sourcebooks: Forensic Websites.

Retrieved May 28, 2002, from the Forensic Education Website: http://www.forensiceducation.com/sourcebooks/experts/Experts_database.html/websites

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