Investor Presentaiton
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Key Successes
Obtaining all records
- Response rates to CoVDRS requests - more frequent requests,
compiled lists, investigation ID, FedEx return
Requirement to abstract on-site - return with suicide reports, if
not homicide reports
Substance in records
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Limited circumstance and toxicology information – pocket cards
Incident Information
Did the decedent have a...
Current depressed mood?
Current mental health problem?
Current/previous treatment for
mental illness?
Alcohol problem?
Other substance problem?
Was the death related to...
An argument?
A physical fight?
Intimate partner problems?
Family relationship problems?
Other relationship problems?
A victim/perpetrator of violence?
A history of abuse?
A crisis (within 2 weeks) related to
any of the above problems?
Colorado
Violent Death
Reporting System
Principal Investigator
KirkBol 303-692-2170
Coroner Abstractor
Ethan Jamison 303-692-2093
Law Enforcement Abstractor
Karl Herndon 303-691-4962
Coroner/ME Abstractor
Joshua Swanson 303-691-2246
COPE COLORADO
Department of Public
Health & Environment
www.colorado.gov/cdph
Pocket Card Resource
Ideas for reports involving...
Suicide
Homicide
Accident
Sudden unexpected death
Infant or child death
In-custody death
Overdose, firearm or violent death
Decedent demographics...
Age, sex, race
Address of residence and injury
Date & time of death.
Manner/cause of death
Military/veteran status
Pregnancy status
Sexual orientation
Transgender status
Suicide Circumstances
Did the decedent...
Leave a note? (What did it say?)
Disclose suicidal intent (to whom)?
Have a history of suicide attempt(s)?
Speak of suicide?
Have physical health problems?
Have job, school or financial
problems?
Have criminal/civil legal problems?
Experience the death/suicide of
friend or family (past five years)?
Have a crisis (within two weeks)
related to above circumstances?
Intimate partner violence
What was the history of IPV?
Victim's/perpetrator's convictions
Victim/perpetrator's physical,
mental, substance abuse problems
Nature of relationship
Restraining orders (type, amount)
Homicide Circumstances
Was the homicide related to...
Another crime (describe)?
Selling, using, possessing drugs?
Jealousy (lovers' triangle)?
Intimate partner violence?
Gang involvement?
A hate crime?
A brawl (3+ people in physical fight)?
A mercy killing?
Was the decedent...
A bystander?
A police officer on duty?
Acting in self defense?
Using a weapon?
Intervening to assist a crime victim?
Firearm Information
Ideas for reports involving...
Firearm Information
Describe the firearm
Type (pistol, rifle, shotgun etc.)
Make/model
Caliber/gauge
Was the firearm stolen?
Who owns the firearm?
Was the firearm stored loaded?
Was the firearm stored locked?
Poison Information
What was the poison?
Street/recreational drug
Alcohol
Pharmaceuticals
Carbon monoxide/helium
Other poison
If prescription drug...
Name of drug
Prescribed to decedent?
#prescribed/# remaining
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