OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE, FORENSICS, THE FBI

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OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE,FORENSICS,THE FBI

• ROBERT E.GAETJENS, MD, MPH

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CRIME SCENE AS WORKPLACE

• NUMEROUS INJURIES AND 1 FATALITY IN RESCUERS AND
  LAW ENFORCEMENT
• LACERATIONS, SPRAINS, FBS, PUNCTURES,
  DEHYDRATION, FATIGUE, STRESS, ETC.

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THE FBI ACADEMYON 385 ACRES ON QUANTICO, VA
MARINE BASE

• TRAINING OF NEW AGENTS(NATS)
• EDUCATION
• RESEARCH

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NEW AGENT TRAINING

• 17 WEEKS/ 643 HOURS
• LEGAL
• BEHAVIORAL
• INVESTIGATIVE
• FORENSIC SCIENCE
• FIREARMS DRIVING
• PHYSICAL SKILLS

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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

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BIOENVIRONMENTAL APPROACH

• TO DETERMINE POST-MORTEM INTERVAL
• TIME
• TEMPERATURE- AIR BODY
• WIND
• HUMIDITY
• GEOLOGY SOIL COMPOSITION
• BOTANY

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BIOENVIRONMENTAL APPROACH(CONTD)

• ARCHAEOLOGY
• ENTOMOLOGY
• ANTHROPOLOGY
• ODENTOLOGY
• TOXICOLOGY
• DNA FINGERPRINTING
• IMPRINTS- TOOLS, FEET, VEHICLES

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TECHNIQUES OF EXCAVATION

• PHOTOGRAPHY- GROUND,AERIAL,EVIDENCE
• ENTOMOLOGY AND BOTANY
• PAINT BRUSH TROWEL SIFT SOIL
• METAL DETECTORS PROBES
• MAGNETOMETERS
• GROUND PENETRATING RADAR
• CADAVER DOGS

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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

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PATTERNS OF DECOMPOSITION

• DEPENDENT ON ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

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FORENSIC ENTOMOLOGY

• USEFUL IN DETERMINING POST MORTEM INTERVAL

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CADAVER DOGS

• USEFUL IN RECOVERY OF HUMAN REMAINS