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Originally Posted by Modern_Day
It's just funny to me that people think medical doctors are infallible ... somehow perfect in their investigations.
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no one thinks that medical drs are infallible., however, the chances that a dr and a medical examiner are gonna either lie or make the same mistake are not very likely...a ME is alot more than a medical doctor... he's
a specialist in pathology or forensic medicine. In some jurisdictions, a medical examiner must be both a doctor and a lawyer. In Kentucky, section 72.415 of the Kentucky Revised Statutes gives coroners and their deputies the full power and authority of peace officers. This includes the power of arrest and the authority to carry firearms.
so he would know the legal as well as medical aspects of it. and if the ER doctor was a D.O. instead of an M.D. he would have more extensive knowledge of damage to the bony areas of the body and would have more knowledge of the injuries from types of falls.
neither of them have anything to gain by saying these things if they aren't true, and both would have quite a bit to loose if they were wrong, so i'm sure they are positive of their opinions.