TY - JOUR PY - 1999// TI - Annual report of the Medical Examiner's Office of the City and County of San Francisco/California (1st July 1997-30th June 1998) JO - Rechtsmedizin: Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Rechtsmedizin A1 - Schneider, V. SP - 234 EP - 235 VL - 9 IS - 6 N2 - Some interesting data from the last annual report of the Medical Examiner's Office (San Francisco, California) are presented: annual budget US$ 3.57 million, 1733 cases examined (including 58% complete autopsies), 75 cases of homicide (primarily by shooting), 111 suicides (primarily by hanging). An interesting fact is that seven of the homicides were caused by a traffic accident. In the cases proven to have been caused by poisoning, the majority were committed by administration of morphine or cocaine.

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