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OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE, FORENSICS, THE FBI

OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE, FORENSICS, THE FBI. ROBERT E.GAETJENS, MD, MPH. CRIME SCENE AS WORKPLACE. NUMEROUS INJURIES AND 1 FATALITY IN RESCUERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT LACERATIONS, SPRAINS, FB’S, PUNCTURES, DEHYDRATION, FATIGUE, STRESS, ETC.

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OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE, FORENSICS, THE FBI

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  1. OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE,FORENSICS,THE FBI ROBERT E.GAETJENS, MD, MPH

  2. CRIME SCENE AS WORKPLACE • NUMEROUS INJURIES AND 1 FATALITY IN RESCUERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT • LACERATIONS, SPRAINS, FB’S, PUNCTURES, DEHYDRATION, FATIGUE, STRESS, ETC.

  3. THE FBI ACADEMYON 385 ACRES ON QUANTICO, VA MARINE BASE • TRAINING OF NEW AGENTS(NATS) • EDUCATION • RESEARCH

  4. NEW AGENT TRAINING • 17 WEEKS/ 643 HOURS • LEGAL • BEHAVIORAL • INVESTIGATIVE • FORENSIC SCIENCE • FIREARMS & DRIVING • PHYSICAL SKILLS

  5. THE PIG SCHOOLDETECTION AND RECOVERY OF HUMAN REMAINS COURSE • RUN BY EVIDENCE RESPONSE TEAM(ERT) • 40-50 FBI AGENTS/POLICE/INVITED GUESTS • 1 WEEK CLASSROOM & FIELD EXCAVATION OF GRAVESITES • 10-15 150 LB PIGS USED AS CADAVERS

  6. BIOENVIRONMENTAL APPROACH • TO DETERMINE POST-MORTEM INTERVAL: • TIME • TEMPERATURE- AIR & BODY • WIND • HUMIDITY • GEOLOGY & SOIL COMPOSITION • BOTANY

  7. BIOENVIRONMENTAL APPROACH(CONT’D) • ARCHAEOLOGY • ENTOMOLOGY • ANTHROPOLOGY • ODENTOLOGY • TOXICOLOGY • DNA & FINGERPRINTING • IMPRINTS- TOOLS, FEET, VEHICLES

  8. TECHNIQUES OF EXCAVATION • PHOTOGRAPHY- GROUND,AERIAL,EVIDENCE • ENTOMOLOGY AND BOTANY • PAINT BRUSH& TROWEL; SIFT SOIL • METAL DETECTORS & PROBES • MAGNETOMETERS • GROUND PENETRATING RADAR • CADAVER DOGS

  9. OCCUPATIONAL ASPECTS OF CRIME SCENE MEDICAL SAFETY • PREVENTION- TYVEK SUITS, DEET SPRAY, MEDICAL SAFETY KITS • ERGONOMICS- POSITIONING AND JOB ROTATION • ENVIRONMENTAL-HEAT & PROPER HYDRATION • INFECTIOUS AGENTS- GLOVES , GOGGLES, MASK

  10. PATTERNS OF DECOMPOSITION • DEPENDENT ON ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

  11. FORENSIC ENTOMOLOGY • USEFUL IN DETERMINING POST MORTEM INTERVAL

  12. CADAVER DOGS • USEFUL IN RECOVERY OF HUMAN REMAINS

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