2023
Assessing Neglect in Pediatric Environmental Deaths
Mahar T, Keyes K, Ely S, Dennison E, Gill J. Assessing Neglect in Pediatric Environmental Deaths. American Journal Of Forensic Medicine & Pathology 2023, 44: 251-257. PMID: 37728903, DOI: 10.1097/paf.0000000000000882.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2020
Structural abnormalities in the human diaphragm in drowning and hanging deaths: preliminary results
Girela-López E, Beltran-Aroca C, Jimena I, Pérez-Jorge P, Ramos-Medina V, Ruz-Caracuel I, Gill J, Peña-Amaro J. Structural abnormalities in the human diaphragm in drowning and hanging deaths: preliminary results. Forensic Science, Medicine And Pathology 2020, 16: 265-271. PMID: 32172482, DOI: 10.1007/s12024-020-00235-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRagged red fibersHistological changesStructural abnormalitiesCardiac death groupIntense muscle contractionNicotinamide adenine dinucleotide tetrazolium reductaseRespiratory musclesDeath groupDisease deathsMuscular changesCardiac diseaseMechanical traumaCytoarchitectural changesHematoxylin-eosinHuman diaphragmMuscle contractionHistochemical examinationSkeletal muscleBlood circulationRed fibersMuscle fibersConclusionsOur resultsIntense hypoxiaDeathLesser extent
2002
Bodies 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