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Calumet County Medical Examiner
County Board Update June 2014
Who are we??
Medical Examiner appointed January 1, 1999 Three deputies PPP Committee
Calumet County Medical Examiner County Board Update June 2014 Who - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Calumet County Medical Examiner County Board Update June 2014 Who - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Calumet County Medical Examiner County Board Update June 2014 Who are we?? Medical Examiner appointed January 1, 1999 Three deputies PPP Committee Kent Katalinick Kevin Johnson Regina Behnke Personnel Michael Klaeser 1985
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Kent Katalinick
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Kevin Johnson
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Regina Behnke
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Personnel
Michael Klaeser 1985 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist CMC since 1978
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Expertise That we Rely On
Fond du Lac County Medical Examiners Office
- Dr. Doug Kelly
- Dr. Kristenza Giese
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Forensic Pathology
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What We Do
ss. 979, 59, HSS Investigate Deaths per ss.979 Order Autopsy Assist Law Enforcement and District Attorney Maintain Records Provide Information Determine/Certify the Cause and Manner of Death
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How We Do It
On Call 24/7 Respond to Death Scenes Interview Family and Witnesses/Caretakers as Available Review Medical Records Examine the Body Record notes Take Pictures
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If we Need Help
Order Autopsy Consult with Each Other Consult with Physicians or other Caretakers Order Toxicology Research
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Sometimes it’s Messy
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Messy
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Toxic
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Sometimes it’s Tragic
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Tragic
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So What’s New?
Autopsies 2014 YTD = 16 Autopsies 2013 YTD = 10 Expenditures 2014 vs 2013 Wages >2000 Pathology >8000 Mass Casualty Plan
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Why?
Increase in Deaths due to Overdose Increase in Deaths by Suicide Complicated Medical History Industrial Factors
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Dilemmas
Why do we Need an Autopsy? Where can we examine a body? How Much Time Should we Spend?
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Wish List
People Education (D-ABMDI) Time Technology Location/Facility ss. 979 Revision