2021
Epidemiology and autopsy findings of 500 drowning deaths
Girela-López E, Beltran-Aroca C, Dye A, Gill J. Epidemiology and autopsy findings of 500 drowning deaths. Forensic Science International 2021, 330: 111137. PMID: 34894613, DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2021.111137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrowning deathsSignificant public health problemPopulation-based analysisUnintentional injury deathsDate of deathPublic health problemChief Medical ExaminerCircumstances of deathManner of deathCerebral edemaLung weightPulmonary edemaHeavy lungsBrain weightAutopsy findingsInjury deathsAnatomic findingsOrgan weightsSex distributionPostmortem diagnosisLarge seriesHealth problemsSaltwater drowningLungDeath rate
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 ResearchMeSH Keywords2-PropanolAdultAntipsychotic AgentsDiabetic KetoacidosisFemaleForensic ToxicologyHumansHyperglycemiaMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesConceptsFatal 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 causeCause
2009
Natural, Unexpected Deaths: Reliability of a Presumptive Diagnosis*
Gill J, Scordi‐Bello I. Natural, Unexpected Deaths: Reliability of a Presumptive Diagnosis*. Journal Of Forensic Sciences 2009, 55: 77-81. PMID: 20002277, DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01227.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAutopsyCause of DeathDeath CertificatesDeath, SuddenFemaleForensic PathologyHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesFatal head injury in children younger than 2 years in New York City and an overview of the shaken baby syndrome.
Gill JR, Goldfeder LB, Armbrustmacher V, Coleman A, Mena H, Hirsch CS. Fatal head injury in children younger than 2 years in New York City and an overview of the shaken baby syndrome. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2009, 133: 619-27. PMID: 19391663, DOI: 10.5858/133.4.619.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrainCause of DeathHumansInfantNew York CityRetrospective StudiesShaken Baby SyndromeWounds, NonpenetratingConceptsCause of deathHead injuryAutopsy findingsBaby syndromeHead injury deathsAccidental head injuryPediatric head injuryShaken baby syndromeFatal head injuriesSpecific autopsy findingsBlunt impact injuriesRemote injuryUndetermined causeLarge cohortImpact injuryInjuryUndetermined deathsHomicidal injuryAccidental deathDeathInvestigators' reportsForensic pathologistsSyndromeCauseChildren
2002
Ten years of "body packers" in New York City: 50 deaths.
Gill J, Graham S. Ten years of "body packers" in New York City: 50 deaths. Journal Of Forensic Sciences 2002, 47: 843-6. PMID: 12136995, DOI: 10.1520/jfs15469j.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute intoxicationMajority of deathsCause of deathCocaine deathsBowel perforationManner of deathHypertensive diseaseNew York CityIntracerebral hemorrhageDrug packetsBody packersGastrointestinal tractGunshot woundsMarked predominanceDeathYork CityCocaineOpiatesDecedentsIntoxicationHemorrhageYearsDiseasePerforationTractSharp injury fatalities in New York City.
Gill J, Catanese C. Sharp injury fatalities in New York City. Journal Of Forensic Sciences 2002, 47: 554-7. PMID: 12051335, DOI: 10.1520/jfs15295j.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle stab woundSharps injuriesStab woundsCause of deathEpidemiological profileFemoral arteryInjury fatalitiesToxicology resultsGreat vesselsCase recordsAbdominal organsAnterior thoraxSuicide groupDefense woundsNew York CityInjuryIncised woundsDeathWoundsIllicit drugsSuicideYork CityFatalitiesArterySuicide notesBodies found in the waterways of New York City.
Lucas J, Goldfeder L, Gill J. Bodies found in the waterways of New York City. Journal Of Forensic Sciences 2002, 47: 137-41. PMID: 12064641, DOI: 10.1520/jfs15214j.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2000
Ketamine in non-hospital and hospital deaths in New York City.
Gill J, Stajíc M. Ketamine in non-hospital and hospital deaths in New York City. Journal Of Forensic Sciences 2000, 45: 655-8. PMID: 10855972, DOI: 10.1520/jfs14742j.Peer-Reviewed Original Research