Forensic MedicineInfobase Publishing, 2007 - 104 pages Forensic medicine uses medical specialties and scientific techniques from various fields - dentistry, psychology, and biology, among others - to investigate the causes of death, injury, or disease. This book explores the use of forensic medicine in each of these areas, as well as how the findings come together to solve cases. |
Contents
| 1 | |
Establishing the Time of Death | 13 |
Goals and Purpose of the Investigation | 22 |
The Autopsy | 28 |
Medical Examiner Cases | 35 |
Sudden and Unexpected Deaths Due to Natural Causes | 44 |
AsphyxiaAnoxic Deaths | 50 |
Violent Deaths Through Physical Injury | 58 |
Gray Areas and the Forensic Team | 81 |
Glossary | 87 |
Bibliography | 94 |
| 96 | |
Picture Credits | 98 |
| 99 | |
About the Author | 104 |
Lawyers the Media and the Bizarre | 74 |
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