Principles of forensic pathology : from investigation to certification /
Principles of Forensic Pathology: From Investigation to Certification offers a conceptual framework and foundational approach to a forensic practice grounded by evidence-based and mechanistic thinking. This book uses a systematic approach to address, explain, and guide the reader through diverse top...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; San Diego, CA :
Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier,
[2022]
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| Series: | Concepts in forensic thinking and practice
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Forensic pathology : overview
- Thinking forensically : planning, anticipating, observing, documenting, inquiring, synthesizing, opining, and communicating, in that order
- The pathophysiology of death and death certification
- The scene investigation, postmortem changes, and time of death
- The forensic autopsy
- Approach to forensic perinatal and pediatric pathology
- Approach to natural deaths (adult)
- Approach to medical intervention-related deaths
- Approach to firearms deaths
- Approach to blunt, sharp, and transportation deaths
- Approach to asphyxial deaths
- Approach to burns, blast, and radiation injury
- Approach to environmental deaths
- Approach to toxicological deaths
- Special topics : in-custody deaths, physical altercations, neglect (adult), approach to unexpected hemorrhage, and delayed and concealed homicides
- Communication
- The forensic pathologist's public health role
- Developments in postmortem imaging
- Recent and ongoing technological advancements in forensic pathology practice.