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GONZALEZ, Jessica <br />ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF-CORONER <br />AUTOPSY REPORT <br />EXTERNAL EXAMINATION AND EVIDENCE OF INJURY <br />EVIDENCE OF MEDICAL INTERVENTION <br />13-02615-BB <br />Page 2 <br />1. Endotracheal tube extending from the mouth, located 21 cm at the teeth, <br />with an attached white cloth strap extending over the cheeks to the back <br />of the neck. <br />2. Medical monitoring pads adhered to the anterior left shoulder, the mid <br />upper abdomen, and the left abdomen. <br />3. Pulse monitoring strip adhered to the 2 nd left finger with the distal end of <br />the monitoring cord found looped through a fractured rib of a lateral left <br />thoracotomy site. <br />4. Gaping thoracotomy site of the anterolateral left chest. <br />5. lntraosseous catheter extending from anterior left leg. <br />6. Paper bags secured over the hands and wrists, with clear tape <br />surrounding the wrist area. <br />7. There is a chest tube extending from the lateral right chest. There is <br />bloody fluid within the tubing. <br />GENERAL: The body is that of a normally developed, thin woman, appearing <br />consistent with the listed age of 35 years. The length is 65 inches and the weight <br />is 97 pounds as received. <br />POSTMORTEM CHANGES: The body is well preserved, cool to touch, and has <br />not been embalmed. Rigidity is mildly to moderately developed in the jaw and <br />extremities. Lividity is dorsal, faint-pink, and barely blanches with pressure. <br />HEAD: The scalp is covered with medium length dark brown hair. The ears are <br />normally formed and located. The irides are brown and the corneas are clear. <br />The conjunctivae and sclerae are free of petechiae or evidence of injury. The <br />nasal bridge and facial bones are intact and free of palpable fractures. The lips <br />~ <br />6/27/2013 bl (13547) Etoi M. Davenport, M.D., Forensic Pathologist