(Private) Acceptable Medical Practice For Blood Draws for Arizona Public Defenders Conference
This presentation is designed to teach attorneys and investigators about the proper procedures that phlebotomists and nurses should follow when drawing blood for testing with a focus on DUI/DWI blood draws. It includes a step by step guide as well as an overview of the equipment used.
Highlights:
- Case Development/Case Law
- Tools/Equipment
- Step by Step Guide
- The Grand Finale!- We will show a video of a blood draw gone wrong.
Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, the attendee will:
1. Understand the proper procedures and tools for a medically acceptable blood draw.
2. Have a better ability to develop a criminal DUI/DWI case that involves a blood draw.
Speaker
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Tara GodoyBSN RN CFNTara Godoy is a Certified Forensic Nurse and has been working with Criminal and Civil Attorneys for over 10 years. She has a BS in Nursing from the University of Southern California and currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Through consulting and testimony she has assisted both the prosecution and the defense in obtaining an honest and fair resolution in hundreds of criminal cases. Along with her nursing staff and physician contractors, Godoy Medical Forensics has consulted on over 1500 cases nationwide and has worked at both the federal and state levels. Tara has been asked to present for national organizations such as the NACDL and the NDIA at their Forensics conferences in Las Vegas. Tara’s main areas of expertise are Strangulation and Blunt Force Trauma, but testimony is also offered on other cases where traumatic injuries occur or medical record analysis is needed.
