Calumet County Medical

ExaminerCounty Board Update June 2014

Who are we?? Medical Examiner appointed January 1,

1999

Three deputies

PPP Committee

Kent Katalinick

Kevin Johnson

Regina Behnke

Personnel Michael Klaeser

1985

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

CMC since 1978

Expertise That we Rely On

Fond du Lac County Medical Examiners Office

Dr. Doug Kelly

Dr. Kristenza Giese

Forensic Pathology

What We Do ss. 979, 59, HSS

Investigate Deaths per ss.979

Order Autopsy

Assist Law Enforcement and District Attorney

Maintain Records

Provide Information

Determine/Certify the Cause and Manner of Death

How We Do It On Call 24/7

Respond to Death Scenes

Interview Family and Witnesses/Caretakers as Available

Review Medical Records

Examine the Body

Record notes

Take Pictures

If we Need Help Order Autopsy

Consult with Each Other

Consult with Physicians or other Caretakers

Order Toxicology

Research

Sometimes it’s Messy

Messy

Toxic

Sometimes it’s Tragic

Tragic

So What’s New? Autopsies 2014 YTD = 16

Autopsies 2013 YTD = 10

Expenditures 2014 vs 2013

Wages >2000

Pathology >8000

Mass Casualty Plan

Why? Increase in Deaths due to Overdose

Increase in Deaths by Suicide

Complicated Medical History

Industrial Factors

Dilemmas Why do we Need an Autopsy?

Where can we examine a body?

How Much Time Should we Spend?

Wish List People

Education (D-ABMDI)

Time

Technology

Location/Facility

ss. 979 Revision