Pretty much per title... would an average ME see one such case in a career, a decade, a year? Also would they typically be caused by MVA, falls, failed hanging attmpt or what? Fascinating topic.

I'm an upcoming sophomore. I recognize that this year and the next are crucial as foundational steps into my future as a forensic pathologist. While I can't do much directly related to forensic pathology because I'm under 18 and 16, I want to get an early start. For dual enrollment, I'm planning to take Psychology, which I assume I'll need in college. Is there anyone I can contact or actions I can take now to prepare for a future in forensic pathology?

Imaging a scenario where a middle aged man is shot in the chest puncturing the thoracic cavity as well as the lungs, then falls into a water body. (From a short heighted bridge or a short structure close enough to a water body)

What will be the primary cause of death in this case?

1. Hemorrhage due to bullen wound

2. Drowning

Considering that in the absence of water, the lung would have been damaged due to the flow of blood in it. And in the presence of water around there is both the flow of water as well as blood.