Essentials of Medicolegal Death Investigation

__Essentials of Medicolegal Death Investigation__ uses a unique approach by combining medical issues, injury patterns, and investigative procedures to provide the reader with the basic fundamentals for a death investigation. The text introduces the reader to death investigation, common causes of death, and very specific types of death, including blunt-force injuries, gunshot wounds, and toxicology deaths. Each section includes case studies with written and visual descriptions. Written by a well-known and experienced medicolegal death investigator,the book fills a void in medicolegal literature for both students and professionals alike.

Essentials of Medicolegal Death Investigation uses a unique approach by combining medical issues, injury patterns, and investigative procedures to provide the reader with the basic fundamentals for a death investigation. The text introduces the reader to death investigation, common causes of death, and very specific types of death, including blunt-force injuries, gunshot wounds, and toxicology deaths. Each section includes case studies with written and visual descriptions. Written by a well-known and experienced medicolegal death investigator, the book fills a void in medicolegal literature for both students and professionals alike.

• Provides a valuable guide to the interpretation of medical death investigation for practitioners and students
• Covers the following circumstances in death investigations: asphyxiation, blunt-force injuries, sharp-force injuries, gunshot wounds, toxicology deaths, and natural causes
• Includes case studies with written and visual descriptions and discussion, as well as up-to-date literature review

"'Essentials of Medicolegal Death Investigation' uses a unique approach by combining medical issues, injury patterns and investigative procedures to provide the reader with the basic fundamentals for a death investigation. Essentials of Medicolegal Death Investigation uses a unique approach by combining medical issues, injury patterns, and investigative procedures to provide the reader with the basic fundamentals for a death investigation. The text introduces the reader to death investigation, common causes of death, and very specific types of death, including blunt-force injuries, gunshot wounds, and toxicology deaths. Each section includes case studies with written and visual descriptions. Written by a well-known and experienced medicolegal death investigator, the book fills a void in medicolegal literature for both students and professionals alike." -- Prové de l'editor Content: Front Matter,Copyright,Dedication,PrefaceEntitled to full textChapter 1 - Introduction to Death Investigation, Pages 1-16 Chapter 2 - Death Scene Basics, Pages 17-39 Chapter 3 - Cause and Manner of Death, Pages 41-51 Chapter 4 - Common Natural Diseases and Disorders, Pages 53-73 Chapter 5 - Asphyxiation, Pages 75-89 Chapter 6 - Blunt-Force Injuries, Pages 91-103 Chapter 7 - Sharp-Force Injuries, Pages 105-114 Chapter 8 - Gunshot Wounds, Pages 115-128 Chapter 9 - Toxicology Deaths, Pages 129-140 Chapter 10 - Special Death Investigations, Pages 141-165 Chapter 11 - Ethic/Legal Issues, Pages 167-177 Chapter 12 - Working With Families, Pages 179-188 Index, Pages 189-193