Principles of Forensic Pathology
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Principles of Forensic Pathology

From Investigation to Certification

  1. 614 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Principles of Forensic Pathology

From Investigation to Certification

About this book

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 topics relevant to forensic pathologists and medicolegal death investigators. Nineteen chapters provide a comprehensive overview of the field of forensic pathology and discusses central topics such as scene investigation, the pathophysiology of death, death certification, the forensic autopsy, forensic imaging, pediatric forensic pathology, the importance of context, and approaches to frequently encountered medicolegal death circumstances, with mental checklists and suggestions for a consistent and considered approach. Written by forensic professionals, this book is a practical, yet comprehensive compendium for practicing forensic pathologists, coroners, medicolegal death investigators, forensic pathology fellows, pathology residents, medical students interested in forensic pathology, lawyers, and law enforcement professionals. - Presents a primary text that is ideal for daily forensic practice - Discusses how to properly investigate and certify death in a consistent and defensible way - Emphasizes best practices in the field, providing an approach that is in line with today's forensic pathologist

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Information

Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2022
Print ISBN
9780323917964
eBook ISBN
9780323986397
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Biology
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Title of Book
  2. Cover image
  3. Title page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. List of contributors
  8. In memoriam
  9. Biography
  10. Biography
  11. Foreword
  12. Preface
  13. Acknowledgments
  14. Chapter 1 Forensic pathology: overview
  15. Chapter 2 Thinking forensically: planning, anticipating, observing, documenting, inquiring, synthesizing, opining, and communicating, in that order
  16. Chapter 3 The pathophysiology of death and death certification
  17. Chapter 4 The scene investigation, postmortem changes, and time of death
  18. Chapter 5 The forensic autopsy
  19. Chapter 6 Approach to forensic perinatal and pediatric pathology
  20. Chapter 7 Approach to natural deaths (adult)
  21. Chapter 8 Approach to medical intervention-related deaths
  22. Chapter 9 Approach to firearms deaths
  23. Chapter 10 Approach to blunt, sharp, and transportation deaths
  24. Chapter 11 Approach to asphyxial deaths
  25. Chapter 12 Approach to burns, blast, and radiation injury
  26. Chapter 13 Approach to environmental deaths
  27. Chapter 14 Approach to toxicological deaths
  28. Chapter 15 Special topics: in-custody deaths, physical altercations, neglect (adult), approach to unexpected hemorrhage, and delayed and concealed homicides
  29. Chapter 16 Communication
  30. Chapter 17 The forensic pathologist's public health role
  31. Chapter 18 Developments in postmortem imaging
  32. Chapter 19 Recent and ongoing technological advancements in forensic pathology practice
  33. Appendices
  34. Appendix A. Formats of autopsy report final diagnoses
  35. Appendix B. Format of the autopsy report
  36. Appendix C. Autopsy report templates
  37. Appendix D. Library for forensic pathology fellows
  38. Appendix E. Hirschisms and Adelsonisms
  39. Index