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This is a fascinating account of the need to look beyond the boxes that you can check on a death certificate.

For instance, an unhoused person found dead with drugs in their blood didn't necessarily die of a drug overdose. Some drugs inhibit sweating, some make you more active, others make you feel the heat less so you don't take precautions.

Going to the scene of death with a thermometer needs to become a routine thing - but is not.

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/30/nx-s1-4854224/death-heat-arizona-climate-change-medical-examiner