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Am J Forensic Med Pathol · Sep 2004
Case ReportsReenactment of circumstances in deaths related to restraint.
- Ronald L O'Halloran.
- Ventura County Medical Examiner's Office, Ventura, California, USA. ronald.ohalloran@mail.co.ventura.ca.us
- Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2004 Sep 1; 25 (3): 190-3.
AbstractReenactment of the circumstances in deaths associated with restraint, utilizing participants and witnesses while memories are fresh, may help death investigators more accurately determine the cause of death. Two recent deaths in Ventura County that occurred during restraint are discussed. Within a day of the autopsies the restrainers agreed to participate in reenactments of the restraint process, utilizing live volunteers as subjects. They allowed videotaping. Deaths associated with restraint often have nonspecific autopsy findings. Timely reenactment of the circumstances of deaths associated with restraint can help death investigators more accurately determine the probable cause of death in these difficult cases.
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