Authors' response

Victor Weedn^{1

2

3}, Alon Steinberg⁴, Pete Speth⁵

Affiliations

¹ Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
² University of Maryland, Baltimore, Graduate School, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
³ George Washington University, Department of Forensic Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
⁴ Cardiology Associates Medical Group, Ventura, California, USA.
⁵ Retired Forensic Pathologist/Medical Examiner; Consultant, Wenonah, New Jersey, USA.

Comment

Victor Weedn et al. J Forensic Sci. 2023 Jan.

. 2023 Jan;68(1):361-363.

doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.15160. Epub 2022 Oct 28.

Victor Weedn^{1

2

3}, Alon Steinberg⁴, Pete Speth⁵

¹ Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
² University of Maryland, Baltimore, Graduate School, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
³ George Washington University, Department of Forensic Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
⁴ Cardiology Associates Medical Group, Ventura, California, USA.
⁵ Retired Forensic Pathologist/Medical Examiner; Consultant, Wenonah, New Jersey, USA.

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Comment on

Commentary on: Prone restraint cardiac arrest in in-custody and arrest-related deaths. J Forensic Sci. 2022;67(5):1899-914. doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.15101.
Neuman T, Chan TC, Vilke GM. Neuman T, et al. J Forensic Sci. 2023 Jan;68(1):359-360. doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.15159. Epub 2022 Oct 28. J Forensic Sci. 2023. PMID: 36308010 No abstract available.

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