OCME'S PUBLIC HEALTH CORNER
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) investigates a wide array of suspicious, unexpected and sudden deaths and by studying individual classes of death, prevention strategies may be created. The OCME's Public Health Corner provides basic statistics, prevention tips, and links to additional resources. Check back every several weeks for a new topic.
- Environmental Exposure Deaths
- Pregnancy-Associated Homicide in Virginia, 1999-2003
- Alcohol Consumption Before Fatal Suicides
- Adult Victims of Intimate Partner Violence
- Ten Years of Child Homicides
- Firearm Deaths in Virginia, 1999-2007
- SIDS and SUID in Virginia, 2007
- Substance Use and Violence
- Accidental Falls in Virginia
- Suicides of Children in Virginia
- Cocaine, Heroin, Morphine & MDMA Deaths, 2004-2006
- Fentanyl, Hydrocodone, Methadone & Oxycodone Deaths, 2004-2006
- Unintentional Firearm Deaths
- Maternal Mortality Review
- Suicide Deaths of Children 17 and Under
- Accidental Drownings
- Motor Vehicle Deaths in Drivers, 2005
- Intimate Partner Violence
- Carbon Monoxide Poisonings Due to Faulty Heaters & Generators
