Asphyxia and Drowning: An Atlas (Causes of Death Atlas Series)

This third volume in the Forensic Pathology Atlases: Causes of Death Series provides an overview of the types, mechanisms, and physical findings associated with deaths involving asphyxia. Asphyxia and Drowning serves as a basic framework for an extensive pictorial representation of findings associated with these types of deaths. It helps the reader to gain a better understanding of the processes leading to asphyxiation, to recognize the associated physical findings, and better appreciate the difficulties in evaluating asphyxiation deaths. This atlas provides the reader with an overview of the types, mechanisms, and physical findings associated with deaths involving asphyxia. Asphyxia and Drowning serves as a basic framework upon that is built an extensive pictorial representation of findings associated with these types of deaths. Written primarily for the lay death investigator and for law enforcement personnel involved in death investigation, this atlas is also useful for pathologists (especially those without forensic training), residents, attorneys, and others with interest in this area. "Asphyxia and Drowning: An Atlas provides the lay death investigator with an overview of the types, mechanisms and physical findings associated with deaths involving asphyxia. It serves as a basic framework for extensive pictorial representation of findings associated with these types of deaths, in the hopes that a better understanding will lead to more efficient and effective investigations and foster improved communication between lay investigators and forensic pathologists."--Jacket Asphyxia is the loss of consciousness as the result of too little oxygen and, often, too much carbon dioxide in the blood.