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Certified Forensic Death Investigator (CFDI) Program
Dean A. Beers, CLI, CCDI, CFDI-Expert and Karen S. Beers, BSW, CCDI, CFDI-SME
Associates in Forensic Investigations, LLC
Criminal Defense Investigation Training Council (CDITC) Accredited

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APPENDIX H – Common Acronyms to Death / SBI investigation

ABFO American Board of Odontology
ACE-V ACE-V - Analysis, Comparison, Evaluation and Verification

ALS Alternate Light Source (i.e. Infrared – IR or Ultraviolet – UV)

BAC Blood Alcohol Concentration (also referred to as ‘Content’)
CSI Crime Scene Investigator (or Investigation)
DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid

DOB Date of Birth or birthdate

EDI Equivocal Death / SBI investigation
FAA Federal Aviation Administration

FHWA Federal Highway Administration
FOIA Freedom of Information Act

FRCrP Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
FRCvP Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

FRE Federal Rules of Evidence
GPS Global Positioning Satellite

GSR Gun Shot Residue
HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

IR Infrared
NHTSA National Highway Transportation Safety Administration

NTSB National Transportation Safety Board
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration

PA Psychological Autopsy
SIDS Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (replaced by SUIDS)

SSN Social Security Number
SUIDS Sudden Unexplained Infant Death Syndrome (replaced SIDS)

UV Ultraviolet

18 Adapted from ‘Reviewing and Comprehending Autopsy Reports’, Dean A. Beers, CLI, 2010 – adapted to ‘Practical
Methods for Legal Investigations: Concepts and Protocols in Civil and Criminal Cases’, CRC Press 2011

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