detroit'sdailydocket
Detroit’s Daily Docket is a podcast from the Wayne County Medical Examiner’s Office, which is located in Detroit, Michigan, and in a partnership with the University of Michigan. This podcast was created to educate the lay public and the armchair detectives about forensic pathology. We use our experience and collaborative work style to explain forensic pathology topics in plain language and to dispel the myths about the medicine and science of forensics. In each episode we discuss a topic in forensic pathology and relevant famous cases to illustrate the topic. The relevant cases will all be ones where the autopsy report is public record and not from our jurisdiction. Each episode is 30-60 minutes long depending on the topic.
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Sharp Force Injuries and Authorship
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Season 2
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Episode 7
It's better than a sharp stick in the eye.
On a very basic level, sharp force injuries are caused by weapons with at least one cutting edge, and the most commonly seen injuries are stab wounds and incised wounds. What is the distinction between the two? Do the injuries provide you with clues to the weapon that was used? Listen to our doctors as they explore this area of forensic pathology.
In the second part of this episode, we introduce you to Dr. Patrick Hansma. Dr. Hansma is no stranger to the Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office. Follow along with us as we learn about drives him and his passions. Dr. Hansma also speaks about his adventures in authorship with this first book, The Grave Below.