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Author Archives: Tara Godoy

Godoy Medical Forensics Knows Their Stuff

Company Events and UpdatesBy Tara Godoy

Currently we stand strong at 7 RN’s and 4 MD’s. Our nurses have a variety of backgrounds and live across the nation. We brought on 2 new testifying nurses – one is a sexual assault…

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Godoy Medical Forensics is Social!

Company Events and UpdatesBy Tara Godoy

We are active on social media and use that format to educate attorneys and investigators through our blog posts and about medical topics relating to law. Don’t miss out – pick one or pick them…

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Godoy Medical Forensics Educates!

Company Events and UpdatesBy Tara Godoy

I’m so excited to announce that my Medical Record Workshop is now available online!!! It is a go at your own pace intensive workshop that includes 4 case studies and is eligible for 4 hours…

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Seizures: 5 Things Every Criminal Attorney Should Know

Assault, Blunt Force Trauma, Domestic Violence, DUI, Mitigation, ToxicologyBy Tara Godoy

1. Seizures also have a long list of causes, including: Seizure medication noncompliance Medications: Tricyclic Antidepressants, anticholinergics, lithium Brain conditions such as hydrocephalus, tumors, stroke (Can be delayed) Traumatic brain bleed (Can be delayed) Kidney…

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Loss of Consciousness: 5 Things Every Criminal Attorney Should Know

Assault, Domestic Violence, DUI, Psych/Mental Health, ToxicologyBy Tara Godoy

Loss of Consciousness (LOC) 1. There is a long list of causes including: Alcohol or drug intoxication/overdose Seizures Diabetes Trauma Infection Psychogenic (i.e. panic attack) Stroke Dehydration Heart arrhythmia 2. Medical term for transient loss of…

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Gunshot Wounds: 5 Things Every Criminal Attorney Should Know

Criminal Law, Domestic Violence, HomicideBy Tara Godoy

1. MD’s get entrance/exit wrong about 50% of the time, per research – don’t go off of medical charts. Most doctors still go off of size of the wound, which is inaccurate. 2. Range of…

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Bruises: 5 Things Every Criminal Attorney Should Know

Assault, Blunt Force Trauma, Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, Elder/Dependent Abuse & Neglect (Criminal), HomicideBy Tara Godoy

1. Dating bruises – bruises cannot be dated by color. IF yellow can be identified, one can determine that the bruise is at least 18 hours old. All other colors can be observed from the first…

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Diabetes: 5 Things Every Criminal Attorney Should Know

Criminal Law, DUI, ToxicologyBy Tara Godoy

Diabetes Types Type I Diabetes Mellitus – many people believe that Type I Diabetes is the kind you get as a child and if you get diabetes as an adult it is alway Type II.…

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Legal implications of nasal fractures

Assault, Blunt Force Trauma, Domestic Violence, Emergency Department, Missed Diagnoses, Mitigation, Surgical proceduresBy Tara Godoy

Our medical expert recently got retained in a criminal case where the victim suffered an injury to her nose. She had a reported history of previous nasal trauma but was diagnosed with a nasal fracture…

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Nasal Fractures: What does the literature say?

Assault, Blunt Force Trauma, Domestic Violence, Emergency Department, Malpractice, Mitigation, Surgical proceduresBy Tara Godoy

Legal Aspects in Nasal Fractures Rhinology, 1991 ABSTRACT A criminal act is involved in a high percentage of cases of nasal fracture, and exact medical information describing the damages found is mandatory for the criminal…

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Does the patient in your case have a nasal fracture?

Assault, Blunt Force Trauma, Domestic Violence, Emergency Department, Malpractice, Mitigation, Surgical proceduresBy Tara Godoy

According to Dr. Greg Gilbert, from Stanford University Medical Center, x-rays of the nose serve no purpose in diagnosing nasal fractures: “A nasal fracture is a clinical diagnosis and not one that should be made…

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What is a nasal fracture, really?

Assault, Blunt Force Trauma, Domestic Violence, Emergency Department, Malpractice, Mitigation, Surgical proceduresBy Tara Godoy

Nasal fractures are the most common facial fracture and the third most common fracture of any bone in the body. They most frequently occur as a result of assault or motor vehicle collisions. What we…

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