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1 3126 Gun Club Road West Palm Beach, Florida (561) END OF THE YEAR STATISTICS ACCIDENT: YTD MOTOR VEHICLE NON MOTOR VEHICLE TOTAL ACCIDENTS HOMICIDE...96 NATURAL NONCLASSIFIED SUICIDE UNDETERMINED CREMATION APPROVALS ,938 NON MEDICAL EXAMINER CASES INVESTIGATED TOTAL CASES REFERRED TO THE MEDICAL EXAMINER OFFICE ,236 AUTOPSIES.....1,053 INSPECTIONS (VISUAL EXAMINATIONS) NO BODY CASES TOTAL CASES INVESTIGATED ,413 INVESTIGATOR SCENES DOCTOR SCENES AFTER HOURS CASES REFERRED TO MEDICAL EXAMINER OFFICE AFTER HOURS CASES INVESTIGATED AFTER HOURS SCENES MICROSCOPIC STUDIES PERFORMED TOXICOLOGY STUDIES PERFORMED ,103 Page 1 of 16

2 ACCIDENT MOTOR VEHICLE RELATED Driver/Operator All Terrain Vehicle vs. Utility Pole Auto, ejected....2 Auto, rollover...5 Auto vs. Auto...8 Auto vs. Autos.2 Auto vs. Building.1 Auto vs. Canal..2 Auto vs. Concrete Support Base..1 Auto vs. Concrete Wall...1 Auto vs. Dump Truck...1 Auto vs. Fence and Tree...1 Auto vs. Guardrail 1 Auto vs. House.1 Auto vs. Lake...1 Auto vs. Passenger Bus 1 Auto vs. Pickup Truck..4 Auto vs. Sport Utility Vehicle..5 Auto vs. Sport Utility Vehicles.1 Auto vs. Tractor Semitrailer.3 Auto vs. Tree 7 Auto vs. Unknown Circumstances...2 Auto vs. Utility Pole.3 Golf Cart vs. Pickup Truck...1 Motor Scooter, ejected..1 Motor Scooter vs. Passenger Van.1 Motorcycle, ejected..3 Motorcycle, Unknown Circumstances.1 Motorcycle vs. Auto.7 Motorcycle vs. Concrete Wall..2 Motorcycle vs. Guardrail Motorcycle vs. Passenger Van..1 Motorcycle vs. Pickup Truck 1 Motorcycle vs. School Bus...1 Motorcycle vs. Sport Utility Vehicle...2 Motorcycle vs. Sport Utility Vehicles..1 Motorcycle vs. Tow Truck...1 Motorcycle vs. Tree Motorcycle vs. Truck...1 Page 2 of 16

3 ACCIDENT, cont. MOTOR VEHICLE RELATED, cont. Driver/Operator, cont. Motorcycle vs. Wall and Bridge Support 1 Motorized Bicycle vs. Pole Motorized Wheelchair vs. Cargo Van.1 Passenger Van vs. Canal..1 Passenger Van vs. Dump Truck...1 Pickup Truck vs. Auto.1 Pickup Truck vs. Guardrail..1 Pickup Truck vs. Tree..1 Recreational Vehicle vs. Tractor semitrailer 1 Sport Utility Vehicle, ejected...3 Sport Utility Vehicle, rollover..1 Sport Utility Vehicle vs. Auto..3 Sport Utility Vehicle vs. Bulldozer..1 Sport Utility Vehicle vs. Concrete Sign and House.1 Sport Utility Vehicle vs. Dump Truck.1 Sport Utility Vehicle vs. Pickup Truck 1 Tractor Semitrailer, ejected....1 Van vs. Van..1 Occupant..1 Sport Utility Vehicle...1 Passenger...28 Auto, ejected 3 Auto vs. Auto...3 Auto vs. Autos.1 Auto vs. Canal Auto vs. Passenger Van...1 Auto vs. Pickup Truck.1 Auto vs. Pipe 1 Auto vs. Sport Utility Vehicle.3 Auto vs. Tree...2 Auto vs. Utility Pole....3 Pickup truck, ejected...1 Motor Scooter vs. Sport Utility Vehicle..1 Sport utility Vehicle, ejected...2 Sport Utility Vehicle, rollover..,..3 Pedalcyclist 14 Bicycle vs. Auto..3 Bicycle vs. Cargo Van.1 Bicycle vs. Pickup Truck.3 Page 3 of 16

4 ACCIDENT, cont. MOTOR VEHICLE RELATED, cont. Pedalcyclist, cont. Bicycle vs. Sport Utility Vehicle.6 Bicycle vs. Unknown Motor Vehicle..1 Pedestrian...44 vs. Auto. 27 vs. Bus.1 vs. Passenger Van 2 vs. Pickup Truck..4 vs. Sport Utility Vehicle..5 vs. Unknown Motor Vehicle...5 NON MOTOR VEHICLE RELATED 542 Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone Intoxication...1 Acute Alcohol Toxicity...1 Acute and Chronic Alcohol Abuse...1 Acute and Chronic Ethanolism 2 Acute Cocaine Intoxication..1 Acute Cocaine Toxicity 4 Acute Combined Drug Intoxication...27 Acute Combined Drug Toxicity...4 Acute Combined Oxycodone and Alprazolam Toxicity..1 Acute Coronary Thrombus...1 Acute Drug Toxicity.2 Acute Ethanol Intoxication...1 Acute Heroin Intoxication 1 Acute Methadone Toxicity...3 Acute Morphine Toxicity.1 Acute Oxycodone and Alprazolam Toxicity 1 Acute Oxycodone Intoxication 3 Acute Oxycodone Toxicity..4 Acute Polydrug Toxicity (Methadone, Oxycodone & Alprazolam) 1 Acute Sodium Hydroxide Toxicity..1 Advanced Colon Carcinoma 1 Anoxic Encephalopathy...7 Anoxic Encephalopathy Complicating Acute Drug Toxicity..1 Anoxic Encephalopathy following Agitated Delirium with Physical Restraint Anoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy...3 Asphyxia..1 Asphyxia by Food 2 Page 4 of 16

5 2009 End of the Years Statistics ACCIDENT, cont. NON MOTOR VEHICLE RELATED, cont. Asphyxiation by Food..1 Aspiration Pneumonia..2 Atherosclerotic and Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease.3 Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease..3 Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and Chronic Alcoholism..1 Bacterial Endocarditis..1 Bacterial Pneumonia, Osteomyelitis and Sepsis..1 Blunt Chest Trauma.1 Blunt Force Chest Injuries...1 Blunt Force Head and Neck Injuries 1 Blunt Force Head Injuries 3 Blunt Force Head Injury..2 Blunt Force Neck Injury..3 Blunt Head and Chest Trauma.1 Blunt Head and Neck Trauma..1 Blunt Head Trauma 14 Blunt Impact Head Trauma..2 Blunt Neck Trauma..1 Bronchopneumonia..5 Bronchopneumonia and Pulmonary Emphysema 1 Bronchopneumonia with Coronary Artery Disease.1 Cachexia and Decubitus Ulcers...1 Carbon Monoxide Toxicity..4 Cardiomegaly and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy 1 Cerebral Anoxia...1 Choked on Food...1 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.1 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Congestive Heart Failure...1 Chronic Renal Failure..1 Cirrhosis...1 Cocaine Abuse.1 Cocaine Intoxication 2 Cocaine Toxicity.. 2 Cocaine Use.1 Codeine Overdose 2 Colon Perforation following Sigmoidscopy 1 Combined 1, 1 Diflorethane and Alprazolam Toxicity...1 Combined Alcohol and Drug Toxicity 3 Combined Cocaine and Ethanol Toxicity 1 Page 5 of 16

6 ACCIDENT, cont. NON MOTOR VEHICLE RELATED, cont. Combined Cocaine and Heroin Toxicity.1 Combined Drug Intoxication...2 Combined Drug Toxicity...49 Combined Ethanol and Drug Toxicity.1 Combined Ethanol and Hydrocodone Toxicity...1 Combined Ethanol and Multiple Drug Toxicity..1 Combined Ethanol and Opiates Toxicity.1 Combined Ethanol and Oxycodone Toxicity...2 Combined Isopropanol, Acetone, Chorediazepoxide and Oxazepam Toxicity.1 Combined Heroin and Cocaine Toxicity.1 Combined Oxycodone and Alprazolam Toxicity 1 Complications following Left Hip Fracture.1 Complications of Acute Combined Drug Toxicity..1 Complications of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease..1 Complications of Blunt Chest Trauma.1 Complications of Blunt Force Head Injuries...1 Complications of Blunt Force Head Injury.2 Complications of Blunt Force Head Trauma...8 Complications of Blunt Force Trauma 8 Complications of Blunt Force Trauma of Torso with Femoral Neck Fracture Complications of Blunt Force Trauma to Head...4 Complications of Blunt Head and Neck Trauma.1 Complications of Blunt Head Trauma...10 Complications of Blunt Impact Trauma...1 Complications of Blunt Trauma...1 Complications of Blunt Trauma of Torso 1 Complications of C1-C2 Fractures..1 Complications of Closed Head Injuries...1 Complications of Combined Drug Toxicity...2 Complications of Drowning.1 Complications of End Stage Dementia 1 Complications of Esophageal Perforation 1 Complications of Esophageal Perforation following Endoscopic Removal of Food Bolus...1 Complications of Hip Fracture..14 Complications of L1 Fracture..1 Complications of Left Hip Fracture...12 Complications of Multiple Fractures...1 Page 6 of 16

7 ACCIDENT, cont. NON MOTOR VEHICLE RELATED, cont. Complications of Neck Trauma...1 Complications of Oxycodone and Ethanol Toxicity 1 Complications of Progressive Dementia..1 Complications of Rabdomyolysis 1 Complications of Right Hip Fracture...6 Complications of Right Subdural Hematoma..3 Complications of Smoke and Soot Inhalation..1 Complications of Subdural Hematoma...3 Complications of Subdural Hematoma and Hip Fracture 1 Complications of Subdural Hemorrhage..2 Complications of Thermal Injuries...1 Complications of Water Immersion.1 Congestive Heart Failure..2 Coronary Artery Disease..1 Critical Coronary Atherosclerosis 1 Delayed complications of Blunt Impact Trauma.1 Diffuse Alveolar Damage (Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome)...1 Drowning...48 Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway...7 Atlantic Ocean 15 Bathtub.1 Canal 8 Hot Tub 2 Lake.2 Lagoon.1 River 1 Swimming Pool.11 Excited Delirium with Physical Restraint....1 Exsanguination Fentanyl Intoxication...1 Food Asphyxia.2 Hepatic Failure.1 Heroin Intoxication..1 Heroin Overdose..1 High Voltage Electrocution.1 High Voltage Electrocution and Blunt Trauma...1 Hip Fracture.2 Hypertensive and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease.3 Hypertensive Heart Disease 1 Hypertensive Heart Disease and Severe Anemia 1 Page 7 of 16

8 ACCIDENT, cont. NON MOTORVEHICLE RELATED, cont. Hyperthermia...1 Incised Wound of Foot.1 Infarcted Intestines...1 Intracerebral Hemorrhage.2 Intracranial Hemorrhage...1 Ischemic Cardiomyopathy...1 Left Hip Fracture..2 Massive Intra-Abdominal Hemorrhage...1 Metastatic Carcinoma, Probable Lung Primary...1 Methadone and Cocaine Intoxication...1 Methadone and Oxycodone Toxicity...2 Methadone Intoxication...1 Methadone Overdose...3 Methadone Toxicity.1 Morphine Overdose.2 Multiorgan Failure...1 Multiple Blunt Force Injuries..5 Multiple Blunt Trauma Injuries...2 Multiple Drug Intoxication 34 Multiple Drug Intoxication with Bronchopneumonia.. 1 Multiple Drug Toxicity..30 Multiple Organ Failure.1 Multisystem Organ Failure..3 Overdosed 1 Oxycodone and Oxymorphone Toxicity..1 Oxycodone Intoxication...3 Oxycodone Overdose...4 Oxycodone Toxicity.3 Pill Emboli with Pulmonary Arteritis...1 Positional Asphyxia...1 Possible Positional Asphyxia...1 Pneumonia 2 Probable Overlay..1 Probable Positional Asphyxia...1 Right Hemothorax.1 Ruptured Cerebral Aneurysm...1 Salicylate Intoxication..1 Sepsis...2 Septic Complications following Hip Fracture..1 Severe Aortic Valve Stenosis and Coronary Artery Disease...1 Page 8 of 16

9 ACCIDENT, cont. NON MOTOR VEHICLE RELATED, cont. Severe Atherosclerotic Coronary Artery Disease 1 Sevoflurane Inhalation.1 Smoke and Soot Inhalation..3 Staphylococcus Sepsis Subdural Hematoma..23 Subdural Hemorrhage..3 Vertebral and Hip Fractures Severe Coronary Atherosclerosis, Natural was amended to Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and Chronic Alcoholism, Accident on June 2, Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, Natural was amended to Complications of Right Hip Fracture, Accident on July 7, Hypertensive and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, Natural was amended to Hypertensive and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, Accident on November 24, 2009 HOMICIDE.. 96 Blunt Head Trauma..1 Blunt Trauma of head and Gunshot Wounds of Left Lower Extremity..1 Complications of Firearms Injuries of Torso...1 Complications of Multiple Gunshot Wounds..1 Complications of Stab Wound of Head...1 Drowning.1 Atlantic Ocean.1 Gunshot Wound of Abdomen..1 Gunshot Wound of Back..1 Gunshot Wound of Chest...17 Gunshot Wound of Face and Neck..1 Gunshot Wound of Head...16 Gunshot Wound of Neck and Chest 1 Gunshot Wound of Torso 3 Gunshot Wounds of Abdomen 1 Homicide by Undetermined Means.1 Multiple Blunt Force Injuries..2 Page 9 of 16

10 HOMICIDE, cont. Multiple Gunshot Wounds.32 Multiple Sharp Force Injuries..2 Multiple Stab Wounds and Blunt Force Injuries..1 Penetrating Gunshot Wound of Chest..2 Peritonitis Pneumonia...1 Sharp Force Injury of Neck..1 Shotgun Wound of Chest.1 Shotgun Wound of Head..1 Shotgun Wound of Legs...1 Shotgun Wound of Right Thigh...1 Stab Wounds of Chest..1 Stab Wound of the Heart..1 NATURAL..354 Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome..1 Acute Bronchopneumonia...1 Acute and Chronic Alcoholism...1 Acute and Chronic Ethanolism 2 Acute Bronchitis..1 Acute Cocaine Toxicity...1 Acute Meningoencephalitis.1 Acute Myocardial Infarct...11 Acute Myocardial Infarction...3 Acute Seizure Episode.1 Aortic Dissection.1 Anoxic Encephalopathy...1 Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy..1 Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease..1 Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease.5 Asthma.2 Atherosclerotic and Dilated Cardiomyopathy.1 Atherosclerotic and Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease...13 Atherosclerotic and Hypertensive Heart Disease 5 Atherosclerotic and Valvular Heart Disease 1 Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease 33 Atherosclerotic Heart Disease...15 Bacterial Endocarditis..1 Bilateral Bronchopneumonia of Unknown Etiology...1 Biliary Adenocarcinoma...1 Page 10 of 16

11 NATURAL, cont. Brainstem Hemorrhage 1 Bronchopneumonia..4 Cardiac Complications of Morbid Obesity..1 Cardiomegaly...1 Cardiomyopathy...8 Cardiomyopathy Associated with Atrioventricular Node Artery Narrowing and Contraction Band Necrosis.1 Cerebral Hemorrhage...2 Cerebrovascular Infarct 1 Chronic Alcoholism Chronic Ethanolism.5 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease...5 Chronic Substance Abuse.1 Complications of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia...1 Complications of Chronic Alcoholism 6 Complications of Chronic Alcoholism and Hypertension...1 Complications of Chronic Drug Use 1 Complications of Chronic Ethanolism.1 Complications of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.1 Complications of Diabetes Mellitus.1 Complications of Chronic Drug Use 1 Complications of Juvenile Huntington Chorea 1 Complications of Morbid Obesity 1 Complications of Multiple Myeloma...1 Complications of Tonsillar Carcinoma 1 Complications of Hip Fracture.1 Congestive Heart Failure.2 Coronary Artery Disease...24 Critical Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis 2 Critical Coronary Atherosclerosis...3 Degenerative Brain Disease.1 Diabetic Ketoacidosis..4 Diffuse Alveolar Damage of Unknown Etiology 1 Diffuse Alveolar Damage with Undetermined Natural Causes...1 Dilated Cardiomyopathy..6 Epilepsy 1 Fungal Pneumonia 1 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage...6 Hemopericardium 5 Hemoperitoneum..1 Hemorrhagic Shock following resection of Prostatic Adenoma. 1 Page 11 of 16

12 NATURAL, cont. Hypertension 3 Hypertensive and Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease 1 Hypertensive and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease.6 Hypertensive and Atherosclerotic Heart Disease 2 Hypertensive Cardiomyopathy 2 Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease...26 Hypertensive Heart Disease...11 Hypertrophic and Dilated Cardiomyopathy.2 Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.1 Hypertrophic Dilated Cardiomyopathy...1 Hypovolemia and Dehydration...1 Idiopathic Seizure Disorder.2 Intracerebral Hemorrhage 1 Ischemic Cardiomyopathy...2 Ischemic Heart Disease...9 Large Bowel Infarction...1 Left Ventricular Hypertrophy..1 Lung Cancer.1 Lymphocytic Leukemia...1 Massive Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage.1 Massive Pulmonary Thromboembolism..1 Meningitis 2 Metastatic Colon Cancer..1 Metastatic Lung Cancer...1 Metastatic Renal Carcinoma...1 Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Mouth.1 Mesothelioma...1 Mitral Valve Disease with Pulmonary Hypertension..1 Morbid Obesity 3 Multifocal Myocarditis 1 Multi-Organ Failure.1 Myocardial Infarction..1 Myocarditis..1 Myocarditis, Probable Viral.1 Necrotizing Pneumonia 1 Non Traumatic Subdural Hemorrhage.1 Occlusive Coronary Atherosclerosis 1 Peritonitis.1 Pneumonia...1 Pneumonia with Sepsis 1 Pulmonary Emphysema...2 Page 12 of 16

13 NATURAL, cont. Pulmonary Hypertension.1 Pulmonary Infarction...1 Pulmonary Thrombi.1 Pulmonary Thromboembolism...5 Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Bronchopneumonia...1 Recurrent Abdominal Sclerosing Liposcaroma with Complications...1 Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm...2 Ruptured Acute Myocardial Infarct.2 Ruptured Aortic Aneurysm..1 Ruptured Berry Aneurysm...3 Ruptured Dissecting Aortic Aneurysm 1 Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy....1 Ruptured Myocardial Infarct Ruptured Myocardial Infarct with Hemopericardium..1 Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm 1 Ruptured Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm...1 Sepsis...1 Severe Atherosclerotic Coronary Artery Disease 1 Severe Coronary Atherosclerosis 4 Severe Pulmonary Emphysema...1 Sudden Cardiac Death.1 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome...1 Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy 1 Uncontrolled Diabetic Mellitus 1 Unspecified Natural Causes.1 Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatic C, Natural was amended to Acute Myocardial Infarct, Natural on February 2, Gastric Cancer, Natural was amended to Recurrent Abdominal Sclerosing Liposarcoma with Complications, Natural on May 28, Coronary Artery Disease, Natural was amended to Carbon Monoxide Toxicity, Accident on May 22, Severe Coronary Atherosclerosis, Natural was amended to Atherosclerosis Cardiovascular Disease and Chronic Alcoholism, Accident on June 6, 2009 Page 13 of 16

14 NATURAL, cont Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, Natural was amended To Hemorrhagic shock following resection of Prostatic Adenoma, Natural on February 21, Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, Natural was amended to Complications of Right Hip Fracture, Accident on July 7, Bronchopneumonia, Natural was amended to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Natural on August 25, Hypertensive and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, Natural, was amended to Hypertensive and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, Accident on November 24, 2009 NONCLASSIFIED.1 Drowning Death of Mother.. 1 SUICIDE. 189 Acute Acetaminophen Toxicity...1 Acute Combined Drug Intoxication.2 Acute Combined Drug Intoxication and Asphyxiation...1 Acute Combined Drug Toxicity...1 Acute Ethylene Glycol Toxicity...1 Acute Olanzapine Toxicity...1 Acute Oxycodone Intoxication.1 Alprazolam and Zolpidem Overdose...1 Anoxic Encephalopathy...2 Asphyxia...2 Blunt Head Trauma...1 Bronchopneumonia...1 Butalbital and Acetaminophen Intoxication.1 Carbon Monoxide Toxicity..2 Carbon Monoxide Poisoning...2 Combined Drug Toxicity..8 Combined Metoprolol and Lorazepam Toxicity..1 Complications of Drug Toxicity...1 Drowning..2 Bathtub 2 Page 14 of 16

15 SUICIDE, cont. Gunshot Wound of Chest.4 Gunshot Wound of Eye 1 Gunshot Wound of Head Gunshot Wound of Head and Chest.1 Gunshot Wound of Neck..1 Gunshot Wounds of Chest...1 Gunshot Wounds of Neck and Chest...1 Hanging..38 Helium Gas Asphyxiation....1 Helium Gas and Plastic Bag Asphyxiation..1 Inhalation of Generator Fumes.1 Inhalation of Hydrogen Sulfide Gas.1 Insulin Overdose..2 Intraoral Gunshot Wound...4 Intraoral Gunshot Wound of Head...4 Multiple Blunt Force Injuries...8 Multiple Blunt Trauma Injuries...1 Multiple Blunt Traumatic Injuries...2 Multiple Drug Intoxication...2 Multiple Drugs Intoxication.1 Multiple Drug Toxicity 7 Near Drowning.1 Oxycodone and Oxymorphone Overdose 1 Oxycodone Intoxication...2 Penetrating Gunshot Wound of Chest..1 Penetrating Gunshot Wound of Chest and Abdomen..1 Penetrating Gunshot Wound of Head..3 Perforating Gunshot Wound of Head..2 Perforating Gunshot Wound to Chest Perforating Gunshot Wound to Head...1 Plastic Bag and Helium Asphyxia...2 Plastic Bag Asphyxiation.2 Rifle Wound of Head...1 Sertrazine Intoxication.1 Sharp Force Injuries of Neck...1 Sharp Force Neck Injuries...1 Sharp Force Trauma of Wrists and Legs.1 Sharp Injuries of Wrists with Transection of Radial Vessels..1 Shotgun Wound of Abdomen and Chest.1 Shotgun Wound of Chest.2 Shotgun Wound of Head..2 Page 15 of 16

16 SUICIDE, cont. Stab Wound of Chest...1 Tramadol and Alcohol Intoxication.1 UNDETERMINED..40 Acute Bilateral Bronchopneumonia.1 Acetaminophen Intoxication 1 Acute Hepatic Failure of Unknown Etiology...1 Acute Combined Drug Intoxication.1 Anoxic Encephalopathy 1 Anoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy 1 Blunt Head Trauma..1 Blunt Trauma of the Head and Neck 1 Bronchopneumonia Complicating Cerebral Hemorrhage 1 Bupropion Intoxication 1 Carbon Monoxide Intoxication 1 Cocaine Intoxication 1 Combined Drug Intoxication...1 Drowning.2 Atlantic Ocean...1 Hot Tub 1 Drug and Alcohol Intoxication.1 End Stage Dementia Methadone Overdose...1 Morphine Intoxication..1 Multiple Blunt Force Injuries 1 Multiple Drug Intoxication...3 Oxycodone Intoxication...1 Subdural Hematoma.1 Thermal Injuries...1 Undetermined.14 Page 16 of 16

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