Faculty/AuthorsSierra Abdullaj, DODepartment of PathologyUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Theodore T. Brown, MDArkansas State Crime Laboratory Department of Public Safety Department of PathologyUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, Arkansas
CME CREDIT: 2.0 Estimated Completion Time: 2 hoursFormat: Online Educational Activity and Post Exam Physician Competencies: Patient Care, Medical KnowledgeEligibility for CME credit: Max three attempts. You will have a maximum of three attempts to meet the following criteria:
Default Credit Type: None (You must meet the eligibility requirements in order to obtain CME credit.) Accreditation Statement: The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).Credit Designation Statement: The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) designates this enduring material for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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To claim CME credit for the exercise, do the following:
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Release Date: 04/28/2023Review Date:Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
summarize the conditions needed to produce branchlike Lichtenberg patterns onto wood;
emphasize important death scene investigation findings to document in possible fractal woodburning deaths;
identify autopsy findings that support a death due to fractal woodburning;
suggest additional ancillary studies that are useful and sometimes necessary in possible fractal woodburning deaths; and
discuss the most common mechanism, cause, and manner of death in fractal woodburning deaths.