2024
The National Association of Medical Examiners Position Paper on the Investigation and Certification of Pediatric Deaths From Environmental Neglect
Gill J, Christensen E, Dennison E, Ely S, Gilson T, Keyes K, Lear K, Lucas J, Mahar T, Quinton R. The National Association of Medical Examiners Position Paper on the Investigation and Certification of Pediatric Deaths From Environmental Neglect. American Journal Of Forensic Medicine & Pathology 2024, 45: e1-e4. PMID: 38215052, DOI: 10.1097/paf.0000000000000911.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPublic interestMedical examiner/coronerPediatric deathsDeath certificatesLocal customsPublic health determinantsNational AssociationCertificationHealth determinantsStatistical purposesUnsafe sleep practicesOpinionDeterminant issuesEnvironmental neglectPosition paperHomicideJudgesJurySleep practicesCertified trainingEnvironmental exposuresNeglectEnvironmentalInterestNational
2016
The Certification of Fatalities Related to Diabetes Mellitus: A Shot in the Dark?
Gill J. The Certification of Fatalities Related to Diabetes Mellitus: A Shot in the Dark? Academic Forensic Pathology 2016, 6: 184-190. PMID: 31239890, PMCID: PMC6507004, DOI: 10.23907/2016.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFrom Death to Death Certificate: What do the Dead say?
Gill JR. From Death to Death Certificate: What do the Dead say? Journal Of Medical Toxicology 2016, 13: 111-116. PMID: 27139707, PMCID: PMC5330954, DOI: 10.1007/s13181-016-0551-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAn Underestimation of Heroin Deaths Due to the Use of “Acute Opiate Intoxication” on Death Certificates
Gill J, Vincent G, Toriello A, Nelson L. An Underestimation of Heroin Deaths Due to the Use of “Acute Opiate Intoxication” on Death Certificates. Academic Forensic Pathology 2016, 6: 114-121. PMID: 31239879, PMCID: PMC6474517, DOI: 10.23907/2016.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeroin deathsOpiate intoxicationIllicit substancesDeath certificate dataMajority of deathsPublic health agenciesHeroin fatalitiesMorphine intoxicationSpecific intoxicantsDrug intoxicationToxicology resultsDeath certificatesMorphine concentrationsCertificate dataPrevention strategiesToxicology reportsFatal intoxicationHealth agenciesIntoxicationToxicology testingDeathStudy sampleToxicological analysisToxicological investigationsScene investigation
2014
Adverse medical complications: an under-reported contributory cause of death in New York City
Gill J, Ely S, Toriello A, Hirsch C. Adverse medical complications: an under-reported contributory cause of death in New York City. Public Health 2014, 128: 325-331. PMID: 24679413, DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2013.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew York City BureauAdverse medical eventsTherapeutic complicationsManner of deathMedical eventsVital statisticsCause of deathTimes more deathsDeath Certification SystemMedical Examiner's OfficeMedical examiner recordsSurgical complicationsRetrospective reviewAppropriate therapyPredictable complicationsDeath certificatesSurgical careComplicationsPreventative strategiesMore deathsMedical interventionsNew York CityContributory causeDeathHealthcare facilities
2012
Fatal Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Antipsychotic Medication
Ely S, Neitzel A, Gill J. Fatal Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Antipsychotic Medication. Journal Of Forensic Sciences 2012, 58: 398-403. PMID: 23278567, DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.12044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFatal diabetic ketoacidosisDiabetic ketoacidosisAntipsychotic medicationSecond-generation antipsychotic medicationsNew-onset diabetesGeneration antipsychotic medicationsAtypical antipsychotic medicationsCause of deathCertain antipsychotic medicationsMedical examiner recordsInitial presentationMajor depressionOnset diabetesDeath certificatesPsychiatric disordersMedicationsPsychiatric patientsDeathInvestigators' reportsToxicology dataKetoacidosisHyperglycemiaSchizophreniaImmediate causeCauseClassical Mistakes in Forensic Toxicology Made by Forensic Pathologists
Gill J, Stajíc M. Classical Mistakes in Forensic Toxicology Made by Forensic Pathologists. Academic Forensic Pathology 2012, 2: 228-234. DOI: 10.23907/2012.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical historyForensic pathologistsCause of deathAppropriate clinical informationDecedent's medical historyThorough toxicological analysisPathologic contributionToxicologic resultsAutopsy findingsToxicology resultsDeath certificatesClinical informationDeath investigationDrug concentrationsForensic toxicologistsPathologistsDeathToxicology analysisAnalytical toxicologyToxicological analysisToxicologyToxicologistsForensic toxicology
2006
Use of “Therapeutic Complication” as a Manner of Death
Gill JR, Goldfeder LB, Hirsch CS. Use of “Therapeutic Complication” as a Manner of Death. Journal Of Forensic Sciences 2006, 51: 1127-1133. PMID: 17018093, DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00222.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnticoagulantsCause of DeathChildChild, PreschoolComorbidityFemaleForensic MedicineHospitalizationHumansIatrogenic DiseaseInfantInfant, NewbornIntraoperative ComplicationsMaleMiddle AgedNew York CityPostoperative ComplicationsPulmonary EmbolismRenal DialysisSurgical Procedures, OperativeConceptsTherapeutic complicationsCause of deathManner of deathEmergency surgery/proceduresAppropriate medical therapySurgery/procedureTypes of complicationsLife-threatening injuriesAnalysis of deathsChief Medical ExaminerPublic health purposesInitiating injuryMedication complicationsPulmonary emboliMedical therapyPostoperative infectionMedical complicationsPredictable complicationsDeath certificatesComplicationsMedical providersTC deathNatural diseaseCare informationDeath
2001
Fatal descent from height in New York City.
Gill J. Fatal descent from height in New York City. Journal Of Forensic Sciences 2001, 46: 1132-7. PMID: 11569555, DOI: 10.1520/jfs15111j.Peer-Reviewed Original Research