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forensic pathology in greenville county, south carolina
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Forensic Pathology in
Greenville County, South
Carolina
Michael Ward, MD
Chief Medical Examiner
Greenville County, South Carolina
Forensic Pathology
•
Pathology is the study of disease and how
that disease process effects man.
•
Forensic pathology is the study of disease
processes, trauma, and toxicology to
determine how and why people die.
Greenville County, South Carolina
Greenville County, South Carolina
Greenville County, South Carolina
•
Greenville is located in the northwest
corner of the state of South Carolina.
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In size, it ranks number 40 out of 50
states.
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In population, it ranks 26
th
out of 50 with a
population of 4,012,012. Greenville
County has a population of 401,174
Greenville County, South Carolina
•
In 2004, there were persons who
died in Greenville.
•
Of those who died, 1,576 or % were
reported to the Greenville County Medical
Examiner’s Office for investigation.
•
From the 1,576 cases investigated, 237 or
17% were autopsied to determine cause
and manner of death.
Greenville County, South Carolina
•
86% of the deaths investigated by the
medical examiner were natural deaths.
•
Heart disease was the most frequent
cause of death.
•
Other natural causes included infectious
disease, malignancy, chronic lung
disease, and stroke (cerebral vascular
accidents.
Coronary artery disease
Myocardial infarction
Perforated Gastric Ulcer
Perforated gastric ulcer
Perforated gastric ulcer
Perforated gastric ulcer
Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease
Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease
Greenville County, South Carolina
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In 133 cases or 8% of the deaths
investigated by the medical examiner, the
manner of death was accident.
•
Motor vehicle collisions are the most
common accidental deaths.
•
Other accidents include falls, drug
overdoses, drowning, and house fires.
Motor vehicle collisions
Motor vehicle collisions
Drug intoxication
Greenville County, South Carolina
•
In 2004, suicide as the manner of death
was determined in 53, or 3% of the cases.
•
Self-inflected gunshot wounds was the
most common method to commit suicide.
•
Intentional drug overdose and hanging
were the next most common.
•
During this year, there was one case of
self-immolation.
Suicidal gunshot wounds
Suicidal gunshot wounds
Suicidal drug overdose
Suicidal drug overdose
