Atlas of Forensic Pathology

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Prahlow, Joseph A. (Editor), Byard, Roger W. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2012.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Forensic science.; Forensic medicine.; Pathology.; Biomedicine.; Forensic Science.; Forensic Medicine.

The Atlas of Forensic Pathology, For Police, Forensic Scientists, Attorneys and Death Investigators is a Major Reference Work that is specifically is designed for non-pathologists who normally interact with forensic pathologists. Chapters 1 through 6 will provide background information regarding med...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction to Pathology
• Introduction to Forensic Sciences
• Introduction to Forensic Pathology
• Death Investigation
• Death Certification
• Overview of Anatomy and Physiology
• The Forensic Examination and Autopsy
• Postmortem Changes and Time of Death. Identification of Human Remains
• Natural Deaths
• Drug-Related and Toxin-Related Deaths
• Blunt Force Injury Deaths
• Gunshot Wound Deaths
• Sharp Force Injury Deaths
• Asphyxial Deaths
• Drowning Deaths
• Electrical Deaths
• Temperature-Related Deaths
• Burns- and Fire-Related Deaths
• Deaths in Infancy and Childhood
• Miscellaneous Topics.