02051cam a2200301 i 4500 619191073 TxAuBib 20230404120000.0 230125s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2023004202 9781586423582 PAP 19.00 1586423584 PAP 19.00 TxAuBib rda Goldfarb, Bruce, author. OCME [BOOK] : life in America's top forensic medical center / Bruce Goldfarb. Lebanon, New Hampshire : Steerforth Press, [2023] 229 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-229). Equipped with a journalist’s eye, a paramedic’s experience and a sardonic wit, Bruce Goldfarb spent ten years with Maryland’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, where every sudden or unattended death in the state is scrutinized. Touching on numerous scandals, including Derek Chauvin's trial for the murder of George Floyd and the tragic killing in police custody of Freddie Gray, Goldfarb pulls back the curtain on a pioneer institution in crisis. Medical examiners and the investigators and technicians who support them play vital roles in the justice and public health systems of every American community. During Goldfarb’s time with the Maryland OCME, opioid-related deaths contributed to a significant increase in their workload. Faced with a chronic shortage of qualified experts and inadequate funding, their important and fascinating work has become more challenging than most people could ever imagine. Provided by publisher. 20230404. Goldfarb, Bruce. Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Medical examiners (Law) Maryland. Forensic pathology Maryland.