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ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF-CORONER <br />AUTOPSY REPORT <br />MERCADO SEGURA, Miguel A. 20-00372-MM <br />Page8 <br />ASSOCIATED INJURIES: There are the usually expected soft tissue hemorrhage <br />of mild amount surrounding the area and continuing. <br />ADDITIONAL GRAZE WOUND: There is a graze in the from a striped shape <br />abrasion of the area lateral to the near exit site of gunshot wound #2, which is <br />located just below the right nipple and partially crossing it. No other findings like <br />muzzle imprint, soot or stippling are noted. <br />INTERNAL EXAMINATION <br />NECK: The neck organs are removed en bloc with the tongue. No lesions or <br />contusions of the lips, gingiva, or oral mucosa are seen . There is no laryngeal <br />edema. Both hyoid bone and larynx are intact, without evidence of fractures. The <br />tongue, upon sectioning, shows no trauma. There is no evidence of hemorrhage <br />seen of the adjacent throat organs, investing fascia, strap muscles, visceral fascia, <br />or thyroid. <br />CHEST/ABDOMINAL CAVITY: Both pleural cavities contain minimal clear serous <br />fluids on the left side and mild amount of bloody fluids in the right chest cavity. <br />There is otherwise no evidence seen of any other pleural adhesions. The lungs are <br />atelectatic on the right side and still relatively well expanded on the left side with <br />mild atelectasis as well. The anterior mediastinum as well as the diaphragm are <br />symmetrical and free of any trauma or lesions. The neck is straight. The soft <br />tissues of the thoracic and abdominal walls are well preserved. The subcutaneous <br />fat of the abdominal wall measures 2.0 cm. The organs of the abdominal cavity <br />have a normal arrangement and none are absent. There is no evidence of any <br />peritonitis or any abdominal adhesions. There is a mild amount of abdominal free <br />fluid collection. <br />CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM: The aorta is elastic and of even caliber throughout <br />with vessels distributed normally from it. There is no tortuosity or widening of the <br />thoracic segment. The abdominal aorta as well as the thoracic segment show very <br />focal areas of mild lipid streaking throughout. There is otherwise no evidence of <br />any greater plaque formation, calcification, dilatation or aneurysms of the <br />abdominal segment. The major branches of the aorta show no gross abnormality. <br />2020-02-04 KC