What Do Medical Examiners Do? Part II

Some of the most popular TV shows are about forensic crime scene investigators and the medical examiners.  They manage to work miracles every week.  Of course, they’re also sexy, smart, tough, and have exciting jobs!  But what do they really do?medical examiner

They do have interesting jobs and some are even pretty good looking.  But there are four things …

What Do Medical Examiners Do? Part I

medical examinerEveryone has watched TV shows like CSI and others that look at the forensic benefit of medical examiners and crime labs.  It looks like sexy and fascinating work.  Is it really?  What do medical examiners really do?

Because of the expense involved in setting up and running crime labs, there usually aren’t many in any state.  The same …