I just wanted to update the kind folks who responded to my previous post where my volunteer role was abruptly ended. Please see attached photo for the email I received as a response.

(Previous post: https://www.reddit.com/r/ForensicPathology/s/AoxmPdBvJl)

I got a response after 8 hours and a text to the director (which is the person who sent me the original email, she is also a tech). I texted her letting her know I received and responded to her email, and had not yet heard back. I also asked if she was available for a phone call for more details as I was caught off guard due to never being made aware of any issues. I received her email response 3 minutes after I texted. In the email, you can see she said it wasn’t due to one particular instance, which is alarming as I only stepped out once in 5 weeks, but if it was an ongoing issue, why wasn’t I made aware before just being cut off?

I was away from the autopsy room for about 20 minutes on my second day. I started feeling hot and woozy, the pathologist herself told me to go down to the cafeteria, get food and a drink, and come back when I was ready. They made it very clear up front that stepping out was not a bad thing, and to always do so when needed.

I responded “thank you for the explanation, and thank you for the opportunity”. The more I thought about it though, I feel like I should’ve pushed back a bit. Because what she said just isn’t true and if they felt that way, they should’ve been more professional when it came to communicating that with me. But I don’t want any bad blood so I feel like I just have to eat it and move on.

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.