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 rateImprovements in Toxicology Testing to Identify Fentanyl Analogs and Other Novel Synthetic Opioids in Fatal Drug Overdoses, Connecticut, January 2016–June 2019
Clinton HA, Thangada S, Gill JR, Mirizzi A, Logan SB. Improvements in Toxicology Testing to Identify Fentanyl Analogs and Other Novel Synthetic Opioids in Fatal Drug Overdoses, Connecticut, January 2016–June 2019. Public Health Reports 2021, 136: 80s-86s. PMID: 34726973, PMCID: PMC8573780, DOI: 10.1177/00333549211042829.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug overdose deathsOverdose deathsFatal drug overdosesToxicology testingDrug overdosesSynthetic opioidsFentanyl analogsNovel syntheticChief Medical ExaminerNovel synthetic opioidsToxicology resultsConnecticut OfficeTesting panelsStudy periodDeathOpioidsMedical examinersOverdosesToxicology laboratoriesToxicologyTotal occurrenceTestingYearsPrevalence
2014
State Medical Examiner Systems, 2013: Staffing, Autopsies, Strengths, Limitations, and Needs
Gill J. State Medical Examiner Systems, 2013: Staffing, Autopsies, Strengths, Limitations, and Needs. Academic Forensic Pathology 2014, 4: 24-31. DOI: 10.23907/2014.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeath investigation systemMedicolegal death investigation systemInvestigation systemChief Medical ExaminerCoroner systemNational reviewMedical examinersForensic pathologistsUnited StatesCurrent staffing levelsInvestigation reportAutopsy numbersStaffing levelsImprovement needsStateAutopsiesPathologistsNeedExaminersAdequate numberSystem strengthWorking GroupScientific Working GroupPopulation
2012
Toddler Fatalities: The Terrible Twos
Gill J, Vincent G, Morotti R. Toddler Fatalities: The Terrible Twos. Academic Forensic Pathology 2012, 2: 332-337. DOI: 10.23907/2012.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChief Medical ExaminerDifferential diagnosisMedical examinersNew York City OfficeDeath certificate dataCause of deathMedical examiner/coronerYears of ageThorough histologic examinationAsphyxial mechanismsSeizure disorderTherapeutic complicationsUndetermined causeChildhood deathsHistologic examinationCertificate dataToxin ingestionAccidental injuryUndetermined deathsDeathDiagnosisCoronersExaminersYear periodAge
2011
Homicides of Pregnant Women
Lin P, Gill J. Homicides of Pregnant Women. American Journal Of Forensic Medicine & Pathology 2011, 32: 161-163. PMID: 20216305, DOI: 10.1097/paf.0b013e3181d3dc3b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational ageGunshot woundsCause of deathChief Medical ExaminerPostpartum womenPregnant womenLeading causeCertification of deathAsphyxial deathsNew York City OfficeLethal injuryHomicidal injuryDeathForensic pathologistsWeeksMedical examinersInfantsInjuryAgeWomenCurrent husbandWoundsCurrent boyfriendCauseStab
2010
Pulmonary pathologic findings of fatal 2009 pandemic influenza A/H1N1 viral infections.
Gill JR, Sheng ZM, Ely SF, Guinee DG, Beasley MB, Suh J, Deshpande C, Mollura DJ, Morens DM, Bray M, Travis WD, Taubenberger JK. Pulmonary pathologic findings of fatal 2009 pandemic influenza A/H1N1 viral infections. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2010, 134: 235-43. PMID: 20121613, PMCID: PMC2819217, DOI: 10.5858/134.2.235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary pathologic findingsPathologic findingsCardiorespiratory diseaseInfluenza A/H1N1 virusNovel pandemic influenza virusH1N1 viral infectionInfluenza viral antigensFirst influenza pandemicPandemic influenza virusReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionTranscription-polymerase chain reactionAlveolar epithelial cellsChief Medical ExaminerWorld Health OrganizationAlveolar damageClinicopathologic characteristicsAutopsy evidenceBacterial pneumoniaPathology findingsH1N1 virusMedical recordsMicrobiologic studiesRespiratory tractViral antigensInfluenza pandemic
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 informationDeathFatal Complications of Bariatric Surgery
Goldfeder L, Ren C, Gill J. Fatal Complications of Bariatric Surgery. Obesity Surgery 2006, 16: 1050-1056. PMID: 16901359, DOI: 10.1381/096089206778026325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBariatric surgeryMortality rateFatal complicationTherapeutic complicationsDay of surgeryLong-term riskType of procedureChief Medical ExaminerInitial surgeryMorbid obesityAnastomotic leakCommon complicationBariatric operationsAppropriate therapyReasons patientsPredictable complicationsComplicationsSubsequent infectionSurgeryActual incidenceNew York CityDeathMedical examinersPatientsYork City
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