mirror-epstein-docs/results/IMAGES010/DOJ-OGR-00026833.json

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    "document_number": "M-19-19432",
    "date": "12 August 2019",
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  "full_text": "Page 3244 OFFICE OF CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER 520 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016 MD-Ph.D., Chief Medical Examiner Department of Forensic Pathology Forensic Anthropology Unit (212) 447-2763 anthropology@ocme.nyc.gov M-19-19432 ANTHROPOLOGY BACKGROUND: On 12 August 2019, the Forensic Anthropology Unit received a hyoid and larynx that were removed by [redacted] during the autopsy of a 66-year-old male and submitted for a trauma analysis. The hyoid was cleaned in warm water and a combination of sodium bicarbonate and enzyme detergent. The larynx was placed in formalin and the soft tissues of the thyroid and cricoid were manually removed to facilitate examination. The specimens were examined radiographically, macroscopically and microscopically. Figure 1. Diagram of the submitted hyoid and larynx (anterior view) showing the approximate fracture locations (red lines). Figure 2. Overview of the submitted hyoid bone exhibiting a fracture to the left greater horn (white arrow). FINDINGS: Hyoid The greater horns of the hyoid are bilaterally fused to the hyoid body. There is a fracture of the left greater horn (Figures 1 and 2). The Forensic Anthropology Unit is accredited in Forensic Inspection under ISO/IEC 17020 issued by ANSI National Accreditation Board. Refer to certificate and scope of accreditation F1-0014. DOJ-OGR-00026833",
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      "content": "M-19-19432 ANTHROPOLOGY",
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      "content": "BACKGROUND: On 12 August 2019, the Forensic Anthropology Unit received a hyoid and larynx that were removed by [redacted] during the autopsy of a 66-year-old male and submitted for a trauma analysis. The hyoid was cleaned in warm water and a combination of sodium bicarbonate and enzyme detergent. The larynx was placed in formalin and the soft tissues of the thyroid and cricoid were manually removed to facilitate examination. The specimens were examined radiographically, macroscopically and microscopically.",
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      "content": "Figure 1. Diagram of the submitted hyoid and larynx (anterior view) showing the approximate fracture locations (red lines).",
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      "content": "Figure 2. Overview of the submitted hyoid bone exhibiting a fracture to the left greater horn (white arrow).",
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      "content": "FINDINGS: Hyoid The greater horns of the hyoid are bilaterally fused to the hyoid body. There is a fracture of the left greater horn (Figures 1 and 2).",
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      "content": "The Forensic Anthropology Unit is accredited in Forensic Inspection under ISO/IEC 17020 issued by ANSI National Accreditation Board. Refer to certificate and scope of accreditation F1-0014.",
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  "additional_notes": "The document contains redactions marked as '(b)(6); (b)(7)(C)'. The document is a forensic anthropology report from the Office of Chief Medical Examiner."
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