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Category Archives: Criminal Law

Mitigation: Life Experiences

Criminal Law, Mitigation, Psych/Mental HealthBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Among the life experiences that are linked to adult problems, childhood adversity is the best studied and has the most compelling data. In study after study, early life adversity is linked to medical, mental health…

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Traumatic Injuries: GBI/SBI

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

In regards to Great Bodily Injury or Significant Bodily injury: Many wounds from blunt force trauma by themselves would not qualify as permanently disabling or disfiguring. The severity of the wound oftentimes is not as…

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Patterned Injuries from Trauma

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

Patterned Injuries: These are injuries in which the physical characteristics of the wound match the object that cause them. They can be present in all types of injuries:           This month’s…

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Multiple Injuries in Blunt Force Trauma

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

Multiple Injuries: You can see multiple types of blunt force injuries caused by the same mechanism and in the same moment. An example of this is an injury similar to the image depicted, where you…

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Abrasions & Lacerations

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

An Abrasion is a scrape from friction between the skin and another surface. The surface does not necessarily need to be hard, but the softer it is, the more friction is needed. An example of…

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Bruises & Dating of Them

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

Contusion: This is a bruise and is caused by an impact with a hard object or pressure that causes the blood vessels under the skin to burst and blood to leak out into the cellular…

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Check it out! DUI Med Defense Tool

Criminal Law, DUIBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

DUI Medical Defense Screening Tool. $10.00 for 3 double sided pages laminated Preview and purchase online here.   A checklist tool for use when interviewing a defendant to help determine if any medical conditions affected…

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DUI Blood Draws: Why “Medically Approved” is important

Criminal Law, DUI, ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Make sure you check out the post about our DUI Medical Defense Screening Tool.   The topic of blood sampling for purposes of blood alcohol determination  is relevant to the legal community on a number of…

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Schizophrenia: Medical Treatment Options

Assault, Civil Law, Criminal Law, Elder/Dependent Abuse & Neglect (Civil), Emergency Department, Psych/Mental HealthBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

The primary treatment for schizophrenia is antipsychotic medication. It can help individuals to manage their symptoms but it is not a cure. The older antipsychotic medications, called “first generation” were effective for positive symptoms and…

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Schizophrenia: Approach Considerations

Assault, Civil Law, Criminal Law, Elder/Dependent Abuse & Neglect (Civil), Emergency Department, Psych/Mental HealthBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Individuals with schizophrenia may sleep excessively or use alcohol or other substances to diminish the voices. Command hallucinations are the most serious and can be dangerous. The voices may command an individual to harm themselves…

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Schizophrenia: Symptoms and Diagnosis

Assault, Civil Law, Criminal Law, Elder/Dependent Abuse & Neglect (Civil), Emergency Department, Psych/Mental HealthBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

There is currently no diagnostic test for schizophrenia. The age of onset is usually between the late teens and early thirties. Diagnosis is based on an individual’s history and presenting symptoms. Positive, negative and cognitive…

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Schizophrenia Case Scenario

Assault, Civil Law, Criminal Law, Elder/Dependent Abuse & Neglect (Civil), Emergency Department, EMS, Psych/Mental HealthBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

The police were called to a busy intersection of the city because a man was standing in traffic, shouting and stopping cars. He was a white male, in his early twenties with an unkempt appearance.…

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