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Forensic pathology /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Knight, Bernard
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : New York : Arnold ; Oxford University Press, 1996.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Autopsy > methods.
Forensic Medicine.
Pathology.
Table of Contents:
  • The forensic autopsy
  • The pathophysiology of death
  • The establishment of identity of human remains
  • The pathology of wounds
  • Head and spinal injuries
  • Chest and abdominal injuries
  • Self-inflicted injury
  • Gunshot and explosion deaths
  • Transportation injuries
  • Abuse of human rights: deaths in custody
  • Burns and scalds
  • Electrical fatalities
  • Complications of injury
  • Suffocation and 'asphyxia'
  • Fatal pressure on the neck
  • Immersion deaths.
  • Neglect, starvation and hypothermia
  • Deaths associated with sexual offences
  • Deaths associated with pregnancy
  • Infanticide and stillbirth
  • Sudden death in infancy
  • Fatal child abuse
  • Deaths associated with surgical procedures
  • Dysbarism and barotrauma
  • The pathology of sudden death
  • Forensic dentistry for the pathologist
  • Poisoning and the pathologist
  • Forensic aspects of alcohol
  • Carbon monoxide poisoning
  • Agrochemical poisoning
  • Poisoning by medicines.
  • Death from narcotic and hallucinogenic drugs
  • Corrosive and metallic poisoning
  • Deaths from organic solvents
  • Appendix: Technical methods.