Foam in the lungs is a sign of acute intoxication caused by an opioid. So is a swollen brain, which she also had. But Dr. Andrew, the chief medical examiner of New Hampshire, would not be certain of the cause of death until he could rule out other causes, like a brain aneurysm or foul play, and until after the woman’s blood tests had come back.
With the nation snared in what the government says is the worst drug epidemic in its history, routine autopsies like this one, which take more than two hours, are overtaxing medical examiners everywhere.
“It’s almost as if the Visigoths are at the gates, and the gates are starting to crumble,” Dr. Andrew said. “I’m not an alarmist by nature, but this is not overhyped. It has completely overwhelmed us.”
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It's Nature eliminating the weak and stupid.
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ReplyDeleteI feel for the guy. Wait until there's a natural or man-made disaster with thousands of deaths to add to the load.
ReplyDeleteHe just quit one of the worst jobs in the world. I bet he can never forget the smell though. That smell will be in his dreams until the day that HE dies.
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