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What items are present to produce a time line?

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Dated Material: Mail, newspapers, flyers, email.
Condition of food present
Clothing worn
Phone calls
Living habits
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Algor Mortis

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Cooling of body to equilibrate with the surrounding temperature.
Most useful within the first 10-12 hours
Average rate of cooling initially is 1.5 degrees per hour for the first 3 hours

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Livor Mortis

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Postmortem hypostasis or settling of blood.

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Blue/ Purple Lividity

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Normal

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Pink/Cherry Red Lividity

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Carbon Monoxide, Cyanide, Fluoroacetate (insecticide/rodenticide), Refrigeration, hypothermia, water immersion.

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Brown Lividity

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Sodium Chlorate and inorganic nitrite

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Green Lividity

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Hydrogen sulfide

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Rigor Mortis

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Postmortem muscular rigidity

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Four types of Postmortem Tissue Changes

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  1. Decomposition or Putrefaction
  2. Mummification
  3. Skeletonization
  4. Saponification or Adipocere
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Stage 1 of Decomp/Putrefaction

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Enzymes release as part of cellular death and breakdown
Bacteria released from stomach and intestines
Blue-green discoloration of abdomen
Occurs with in 24-36 hours

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Stage 2 of Decomp/Putrefaction

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Marbling is noted

Occurs within 30-48 hours

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Stage 3 of Decomp/Putrefcaction

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Gasses are released into the surrounding tissues by bacterial activity.
Body Bloats
Gas and fluid filled blisters can be seen
Occurs within 36-48 hours
Occurs simultaneously with discoloration

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Stage 4 of Decomp/ Putrefaction

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Loosening of hair, nails, and sheeding of skin

Occurs within 4-7 days

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Mummification

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Drying of the fluids and tissues of the body
Interrupts the Decomp process
Requires dry, arid conditions, good ventilation, and absence of insects and animals
Seen in early stages within 1 week and completed within 3-6 months

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Skeletonization

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Removal of soft tissue from the skeletal structure
Dependent on environmental conditions and the types of insects or animals present.
Accelerated by insect and animal activity.

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Saponification or Adipocere

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Requires a moist environment
Soft body tissues turn into a soap-like or waxy substance.
Rare occurrence
Stops the decomp of the outer portions of the body.

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Forensic Medicine

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The application of medicine to solve legal problems

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Forensic Pathology

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The application of post-mortem investigation and examination of the body for use in solving legal problems.

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coroner

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Individual who is an officer of the court and whose principle duty is to hold an inquisition of death
Medical education is not required.
Usually an elected position

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Medical Examiner

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Individual who, through post-mortem investigation and examination determines cause and manner of death
Physician who has completed a residency training
Usually an appointed position.

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Medicolegal Death Investigator

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Individual part of an inquiry into a death of medicolegal importance, examines the body at the scene of death, collects evidence, interprets data and documents findings to determine the casue and manner of death
Trained based on the national guidelines for death investigation

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Cause of death

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The disease or injury, or combination of disease and injury which are responsible for the fatality.

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Manner of Death

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An explanation of how the cause arose. can be by natural or violent means

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Natual Manner of Death

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Caused exclusively by disease

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Violent Manner of Death
Accident, Suicide, Homicide
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Undetermined Cause and Manner of Death
Circumstances and findings leave reasonable doubt about the exact cause or classification of the death.
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Anterior
Toward the front
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Posterior
Toward the back
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Lateral
Toward the side
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Medial
Toward the middle
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Midline
Center of head, chest, abdomen
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Ventral
Related to the front of the body
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Dorsal
Related to the back of the body, hand or foot
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Cerebral
Relating to the Brain
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Pulmonary
Relating to the lungs
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Cardiac
Relating to the heart
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Hepatic
Relating to the liver
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Renal
Relating to the kidneys
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Gastric
Relating to the stomach
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Cholecystic
Relating to the gall bladder
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Peritoneum
Abdominal cavity
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Pleural
Chest cavity about the lungs
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Coronary Arteries
Blood vessels supplying the heart
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Vein
Thin walled blood vessels, work under pressure to carry blood to the heart
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Artery
Muscular walled blood vessels, carry blood away from the heart
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Aorta
Large artery connected to the heart, distributes blood to other arteries
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Cerebrospinal Fluid
The fluid about the brain and spinal cord.
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Supine
Lying on the back
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Prone
Lying on the belly
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Flexion
Bending a limb
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Extension
Straightening out a limb
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Abduction
Movement away from the midline of the body
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Adduction
Movement toward the midline of the body
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Rotation
Circular movements around an axis
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Dorsiflexion
Decreasing the angle of the ankle joint so the foot bends backwards
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Plantar Flexion
Increasing the angle of the ankle joint so as to "point the toes"
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Arteriosclerosis
Hardening of the arteries
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Thrombosis
Blood clotting inside blood vessels
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Embolus
Thrombus that breaks away and travels to another area of the body
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Phlebitis
Inflammation of the veins
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Thrombophlebitis
Blood clot in an inflamed vein
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Aneurysm
Weakening of the wall of a blood vessel with dilation and often rupture of the vessel causing severe bleeding
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Hemorrhage
Bleeding either outside the body or into a body cavity
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Infraction
Dead tissue in an organ due to insufficient circulation of blood
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Myocardial Infraction
Heart attack
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Carcinoma, Sarcoma, Lymphoma, Leukemia
Broad terms for cancer, all malignant are malignant tumors
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Emphysema
Chronic lung disease, reduces the ability to breathe
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Peritonitis
Inflammation of the abdominal cavity
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Pleuritis
"Pleurisy" inflammation of the chest cavity
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Pneumonia
Inflammation of the lung
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Hypertension
High blood pressure
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Cirrhosis
A chronic liver disease with scarring and reduced function; frequently associated with ETOH use but may also be due to hepatitis and other diseases
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Fatty Metamorphosis of the Liver
Change in the makeup of the liver due to excessive ETOH and poor diet
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Jaundice
Yellow pigmentation of the skin, commonly resulting from liver failure
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Uremia
Excess urea in the blood due to kidney failure
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Necrosis
Death of tissue
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Laceration
Tearing of the skin produced by blunt trauma
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Incised Wound (cut)
Result of a sharp-edged object drawn over the skin with sufficient pressure to cause injury, usually longer than it is deep
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Bruise
Bluish swelling of blood beneath the skin, also known as a Contusion
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Fracture
Broken bone
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Subdural Hemorrhage
Bleeding, almost always from injury, between the inside of the skull and the dura which covers the brain. The accumulation of blood produces pressure on the brain
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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Bleeding, often spotaneous, sometimes from injury, between the brain and it covers the membrane, the arachnoid
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EKG (ECG)
Electrocardiogram, tracing of the electrical activity of the heart
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EEG
Electroencephalogram, tracing of the electrical activity of the brain
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MRI
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, an imaging method used by radiologists to view internal body structures using combinations of radio waves and magnetic fields
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CT Scan
Computerized axial tomography, an x-ray procedure enhanced by a computer. This results in a cross-sectional view of a particular part of your body
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Ultrasound Imaging
uses high frequency sound waves and their echoes.
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Thoracotomy
Surgical opening of the chest
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Laparotomy
Surgical opening of th eabdomen
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Craniotomy
Surgical opening of the head
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Sigmoidoscopy
Looking into the sigmoid colon
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Autopsy
Examination of the body of a deceased person, both an external and an internal examination, for the purpose of identifying disease and injury present in order to determine the cause and manner of death
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Lumbar Puncture
Needle placed into the Spinal Column to withdraw CSF from about the spinal cord for examination
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Next of Kin Hierarchy for Deceased Adult
Spouse Adult Child Parents Siblings
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next of Kin Hierarchy for Deceased child
Parents Adult Sibling Grandparents
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Types of Traumatic Injuries
``` Blunt Force Gunshot wound Sharp Force Drowning Asphyxia Electrocution Fire Hyperthermia Hypothermia Motor vehicles ```
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Scene response
``` Clearance from law enforcement Photographs of scene names and contact numbers photos and examination of remains collection of evidence for ME Preparation of remains for transportation ```
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Gunshot wounds
Description, number and location limited, preliminary external exam at scene Hands bagged, body wrapped in clean, white sheet and placed in human remains pouch for transport
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self-inflicted GSW
Handedness, suicide notes and other limbic evidence, Interviews with family/friends, psychiatric history, prior suicidal tendencies, medical history
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Motor Vehicle
Decedent's place in vehicle, where they wearing a seat belt, did air bags deploy, who is owner of the vehicle, BAC and urine fox, where accident occurred, and jurisdiction
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Words to describe Blunt Force Trauma
Laceration, contusion, hematoma, abrasion, fracture
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Falls
witnessed or unwitnessed, circumstances of event, what was the distance of the fall, description of surface impacted
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Pushed or fell
impacts fairly close to base of structure
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Jumped
Impacts further away from base of structure because the push off causes the arcing of the body while falling.
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measurements at falling scenes
distance from body to base of structure and from floor to window sill. height of any rails surrounding take off point of structure. Was center of gravity higher or lower.
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Asphyxia
Lack of oxygen to the tissues causing unconsciousness or death. Caused from compression of the neck through hanging or strangulation or chemicals such as CO, hydrogen cyanide, or helium
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Other forms of asphyxia
Suffocation, choking, smothering, mechanical and positional
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What to do with Ligatures
Preserve knots and do not cut through them. ME should take ligature as evidence
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Drownings
Is an asphyxial death because there is a lack of oxygen due to water in the airways.
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Fresh water drownings
Obtain water in lungs
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Salt water
Blood plasma is drawn out of the lungs
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Near drowning issues
Pulmonary edema, Pneumonia, irreversible hypoxic brain injury, delayed death
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Electrocution
low voltage->minimal injury | high voltage -> obvious burns
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Arborization
Red, fern-like pattern on skin and is unique to electrocution and may disappear
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Hyperthermia
Increased body temperature at time of death
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Malignant hyperthermia
reactions to certain drugs
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Hypothermia
Most commonly found and is decreased body temperature at time of death
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Hypothermic people found in outdoor scene
could have been under the influence of alcohol or drugs, paradoxical undressing, usually no trauma unless injuries caused decedent to be incapacitated.
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SIDS
Sudden death of an infant under one year of age which remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation, including performance of a complete autopsy, examination of the death scene, and review of the clinical history
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Deaths due to Metabolic Error
Rare genetic disorders. Prevent the body from turning food into energy
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Optimal infant death investigation
Uniformity of investigation, reporting, and classification. Accurate and early identification of criminal cases.
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Three phases of interviewing and interrogation
Entry, Event, and Escape
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Entry
pre-interview criteria; assessing the individual Introduce and identify self and role Exercise scene safety Seeking permission to conduct the scene investigation Interview first responder establish chain of custody
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Event
Investigate the 4 w's (who, what, when, where) how Rapport building Event re-enactment using doll Photograph scene, body and doll re-enactment Witness interviews
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Developmental milestones 4-5 months
Gross motor - rolls f-b | Fine motor - hands come together
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Developmental milestones 6-7 months
Gross- sits without supports and rolls b-f | Fine - Transfers from hand to hand
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Developmental milestones 9 months
Gross - crawls, pulls to stand | Fine - pincer grasp
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Developmental milestones 12 months
Gross walks | fine - pat-a-cakes, takes objects out of a box
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Escape
Disengaging from the interview

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