One (1) Category 1A CME Credit available for this course.

Objectives:

  1. Gain knowledge about man-made and natural risks associated with electrocution.
  2. Understand pathophysiology of electrocution
  3. Application of appropriate investigation techniques and safety measures to investigate electrocution injury.

Needs:

  1. New methods of diagnosis or treatment
  2. New advances in pathologic analysis

References:

Spitz and Fisher’s Mediolegal Investigation of Death, 5th Edition, Thomas 2020 Pages 499-517;

ASCP Case Reports Forensic Pathology December 2018 FP1806;

OSHA.org

NFPA.org

Core Competencies: 2,3,6,