Stees Medical Consulting LLC.

03/25/2025

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12/31/2024

Reflecting on the past year, I’m filled with a deep sense of pride and fulfillment as I look back on the cases I’ve had the privilege of working on. Every medical record I’ve sifted through, every piece of exculpatory evidence I’ve uncovered, and every moment spent collaborating with attorneys, foundations and experts has been a step toward achieving justice for those who need it most.

There’s something incredibly powerful about knowing that my work—thorough, methodical, and driven by a passion for truth—has directly contributed to favorable outcomes for my clients. It's not just about the details, it's about making a real difference in people's lives. The satisfaction of uncovering the evidence that can turn the tide of a case is unparalleled.

Here's to continuing the journey of research, collaboration, and unwavering commitment to achieving the best possible results. 🔍⚖️

Alicia and Matt Jackson were shocked when they took their infant son to the hospital with concerns about an injury and ended up fighting for custody of their twins.

12/30/2024

So proud of the Flannery family for going public and standing up for those who are not comfortable doing so.

These families are why I do what I do!
Speaking with families or victims, medical record review, identifying exculpatory evidence, identifying appropriate experts, written reports/ chronologies, educating attorneys to prepare for trials and depositions.

Thank you to the client's attorneys, medical experts and the Family Justice Resource Center for coming together as a team with me for this family to ensure due process and common sense.

Exonerations and new science continue to raise questions about shaken baby syndrome, a diagnosis that lives on under a different name: “abusive head trauma.” Critics say the name deflects scrutiny while leaving parents vulnerable to criminal charges.

04/23/2022

🗣🗣 It is easy to think – “It won’t happen to me” – when one hears of a person wrongly accused or convicted of a heinous crime 🚔
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Any one of us, at any time, can have our life shattered by being falsely implicated in a capital crime.
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That is the cautionary message of Brandon Mayfield’s saga of how he was wrongly fingered by the FBI as an international terrorist involved in murderous bombings in a country he has never visited.

Brandon Mayfield was framed by the FBI for the Mary 11, 2004 train bombings in Madrid, Spain

04/06/2022

Is there a hierarchy of evidence taken into consideration by healthcare providers?

Yes!

The pyramid is a great visual showing most accurate to least accurate evidence- developed by evidence based practice researchers!

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The top of the Pyramid (least prone to bias) are meta analysis studies.
Meta analysis studies are results combined from scientific studies and subjected to a statistical procedure.

The bottom of the pyramid- expert opinions. Compared to all levels of evidence, experts are more likely to selectively choose evidence that confirms their prior assumptions or beliefs, may be more prone to conflicts of interest, and may be so selectively focused on one field that they lose sight of the broader picture, which biases their perspective. Expert opinion should be viewed cautiously and not necessarily taken at face value.
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https://www.researchsquare.com/blog/what-is-the-hierarchy-of-evidence

03/15/2022

In 1956, Alan Moritz published a landmark article entitled Classical Mistakes in Forensic Pathology. This article has been required reading for two generations of forensic pathologists, and the mistakes he described are just as important today as they were 60 years ago.
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Preparing with a well-rounded team, including those with experience in the medical and forensic worlds prevents the mistake of "not knowing what we don't know." A diverse team allows for objectivity and minimizes only seeing issues from one perspective.
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03/09/2022

Interested in forensic photography?
Here are some basic rules:

-Photographs can be film or digital
-Systemic approaches are important (pictures head to toe, north, south, east, west for locations.)
-Recording each photograph in a log as it is taken
-The first image should contain identifier information pertinent to the case
-Rulers to identify sizes of objects as needed, other well-known things can be used- such as a quarter for size comparison.
-NO images, even those out of focus should be removed!
-Keep the chain of custody!

The meaning of the word “photography” is derived from two Greek words, “phos” (light) and “graphi

02/15/2022

False Confessions are something i've encountered in criminal cases.

What was the RED flag that the confession was potentially false?
The confession did NOT match the medical findings.

Despite a confession not matching medical findings, they are later found being presented as evidence at trial.

A false confession is "an admission to a criminal act – usually accompanied by a narrative of how and why the crime occurred – that the confessor did not commit."
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Resources to read up on false confessions:
https://courses2.cit.cornell.edu/sociallaw/student_projects/FalseConfessions.html
https://innocenceproject.org/false-confessions-recording-interrogations/
https://innocenceproject.org/demystifying-false-confessions/
http://jaapl.org/content/37/3/332

02/10/2022

Talk about them BONES 🦴🦴🦴

Did you know your thyroid has 4 friend glands called the parathyroid glands? These little guys have an awful lot to do with your BONES!

If your parathyroid is overworking (hyperparathyroidism)- it can really cause some bone problems!

The Parathyroid releases parathyroid hormone- this hormone does 3 big things:

1.) Tells the kidneys to reabsorb calcium, excrete phosphorus, and activate vitamin D (vitamin D is needed for your body to absorb calcium!)

2.) The Parathyroid tells little cells (osteoclasts) to break down bone to release that calcium.

3.) Parathyroid hormone tells the small intestine to work harder and absorb more calcium from food.

Primary causes of hyperparathyroidism (problems with the parathyroid itself) are non-cancerous growths, cancerous growths, and hyperplasia (overgrowth) of the gland.

Other causes are chronic kidney failure, low calcium, and vitamin D deficiencies.

Because the parathyroid impacts calcium imbalances, nurses must watch vital sings, the EKG, urine samples, calcium values, phosphorus values, intake and outputs, and encourage fluids.

02/05/2022

If the crime scene is not photographed thoroughly and accurately, it could be detrimental to the investigation and potentially damage the trial

The meaning of the word “photography” is derived from two Greek words, “phos” (light) and “graphi

01/17/2022

Monday Fact: 💉💉Calcium 💉💉
Decreased serum calcium is called hypocalcemia
Increased serum calcium level is hypercalcemia

30% of calcium is absorbed through food, however vitamin D is needed for calcium absorption from the GI.

Phosphorus inhibits calcium absorption- thus these two have opposite effect.
Both calcium and phosphorus are stored in the bones and excreted by the kidneys.

Functions of calcium:
Neuromuscular- transmission of nerve impulses
Cardiac- contraction of the heart muscle
Cellular and blood- coagulation of blood- promotes blood clotting
Bones and teeth- formation of bones and teeth

Hypocalcemia interesting signs:
Chvostek's sign: face is tapped over the facial nerve- positive result is when the face twitches

Trousseau's sign: blood pressure cuff is inflated on the upper arm to constrict circulation. Positive sign is a spasm of the fingers and hand within 1-5 minutes