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Forensic Pathology
Houck
Editore
Elsevier
Anno
2018
Pagine
417
ISBN
9780128022610
79,00 €
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Features:
- Provides basic principles of forensic science and an overview of forensic pathology
- Contains sections on postmortem interval, autopsy, trauma, causes of death, and identification
- Includes a section on professional issues, such as crime scene to court, expert witness testimony, health and safety, deaths in custody, and suicide
- Incorporates effective pedagogy, key terms, review questions, discussion questions, and additional reading suggestions
- Published and Forthcoming Titles in the Advanced Forensic Science Series
- Senior Editor: Biography
- List of Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
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Section 1. Overview
- Introduction
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Principles of Forensic Science
- What Is Forensic Science?
- The Trace as the Basic Unit of Forensic Science
- Two Native Principles
- Nonnative Principles
- See also
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Forensic Classification of Evidence
- Introduction
- Methods of Classification
- Class Level Information
- Uniqueness and Individualization
- Relationships and Context
- See also
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Interpretation/The Comparative Method
- Introduction
- Analogy and Comparison within a Forensic Process
- The Comparative Method within Forensic Science
- See also
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Clinical Forensic Medicine—Overview
- Introduction
- Clinical Examination of Living Victims
- Injuries of Surviving Victims and of Assailants Following Attempted Manual or Ligature Strangulation
- Medical Hazards in Police Custody
- Torture
- See also
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Forensic Pathology—Principles and Overview
- Introduction
- Role of the Forensic Pathologist
- Medicolegal Systems and Investigation of Deaths
- Aims of Medicolegal Autopsy
- Cause of Death
- Manner of Death
- Medicolegal Autopsy
- External Examination
- Internal Examination
- Importance of Additional Investigations
- Evidentiary Material Collected at Autopsy
- Attendance of a Forensic Pathologist at the Scene of Crime/Death
- Conclusion
- See also
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History of Forensic Sciences
- See also
- Key Terms
- Review Questions
- Discussion Questions
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Section 2. Postmortem Interval
- Introduction
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Postmortem Interval
- Entomology
- Botany
- Other Animal and Cultural Indicators
- Tissue Morphology
- Mummification
- Adipocere
- Chemical Approaches
- Radiocarbon Analysis
- See also
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Early and Late Postmortem Changes
- Introduction
- Supravitality
- Mechanical Excitability of the Muscle
- Electrical Excitability of the Skeletal Muscle
- Pharmacological Excitability of the Iris
- Algor Mortis, Postmortem Body Cooling
- Postmortem Changes
- Preservation of Decomposing Bodies
- Preservation Processes in Cadavers
- See also
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Estimation of the Time Since Death
- Introduction
- Temperature of Corpses
- Rectal Temperature Time of Death Nomogram
- Brain Temperature Time of Death Nomogram(s1)
- Field Studies
- Cooling Dummy
- Compound Method
- Further Methods
- Putrefaction
- Putrefaction in Water
- Immunohistochemical Detection of Insulin, Thyroglobulin, and Calcitonin
- See also
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Vital Reactions and Wound Healing
- Physiology of Skin Wound Healing
- Principles of Forensic Wound Age Estimation
- See also
- Key Terms
- Review Questions
- Discussion Questions
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Section 3. Autopsy
- Introduction
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External Postmortem Examination
- Introduction
- External Examination before Death Certification
- Determination of Death/Death and Dying
- Apparent Death
- Brain Death
- Time Since Death
- Determining the Cause of Death
- Consistency between Cause of Death Diagnosis on the Death Certificate and Following Autopsy
- Manner of Death
- Problem Areas
- See also
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Autopsy
- Short Historical Overview
- The Present Use of Autopsy
- See also
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Histopathology
- Brief Historical Introduction to Histopathology
- Pathology/Histopathology as a Medical Specialty
- Autopsy Histopathology
- Forensic Histopathology
- Quality
- Guidelines
- Methods
- Histopathological Diagnosis
- Histological Findings as Forensic Evidence
- Problem Areas
- See also
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Postmortem Imaging
- Introduction
- Postmortem Changes: Gas and Fluids
- Fluid
- Gunshot
- Explosion
- Sharp Trauma
- Suffocation and Strangulation
- Deceleration Trauma, Compression, Blunt Trauma, and Blows
- Water-Logged Corpse, Drowning, and Aspiration
- Sudden Death
- Identification
- Reanimation
- Invasive Medicine and Care
- Child Abuse, Infanticide, Neonaticide, and Stillbirth
- Conclusion
- See also
- Key Terms
- Review Questions
- Discussion Questions
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Section 4. Trauma
- Introduction
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Blunt Injury
- Introduction
- Blunt Injuries to the Integument
- Head Injuries
- Injuries of the Chest
- Abdominal Injuries
- Injuries to the Extremities
- See also
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Burns and Scalds
- Introduction
- External Findings
- Internal Findings
- Toxicology
- Histology
- Diagnosis of Vitality
- Determination of the Cause of Death
- Scalds
- External Findings
- Internal Findings
- See also
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Asphyctic Deaths—Overview and Pathophysiology
- Introduction
- Signs of Asphyxia
- Mechanisms of Asphyxia
- Suffocation
- Smothering
- Plastic Bag Asphyxia
- Choking
- Compression of the Neck
- Traumatic (Crush) Asphyxia
- Burking
- Positional and Restraint Asphyxia
- Drowning
- Autoerotic Sexual Asphyxia
- The Choking Game
- Chemical Asphyxiants
- Conclusions
- See also
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Strangulation
- Airway Occlusion
- Compression of the Cervical Arteries
- Occlusion of the Neck Veins
- Autopsy Findings
- Reflex Mechanisms
- Hanging
- Strangulation by Ligature
- Manual Strangulation
- See also
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Traumatic and Postural Asphyxia, Physical Restraint
- Traumatic Asphyxia
- Postural or Positional Asphyxia
- Restraint Asphyxia
- Other Mechanical Asphyxia Cases
- Mechanical Asphyxia During Institutional Restraint
- Incaprettamento
- Burking
- Constrictor Snakes
- See also
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Immersion Deaths
- Introduction
- Physiopathology
- Autopsy Findings
- Histology
- The Biochemical Markers
- The Diatom Test
- Conclusion
- See also
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Sharp Trauma
- Introduction
- Epidemiology
- Wound Morphology and Biomechanics
- Incised Wounds: Cuts and Slashes
- Stab Wounds
- Chop Wounds
- Injuries from Glass
- The Physics and Dynamics of Stabbing
- Sequelae and Causes of Death
- Homicide, Suicide, and Accident
- Capability of Acting
- See also
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Systemic Response to Trauma
- Introduction
- Systemic Responses Immediately Caused by Traumas
- Shock: A Systemic Response to Traumas in Acute Phase
- Advanced Systemic Responses to Traumas in Early Phase
- Delayed Complications
- See also
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Gunshot Wounds
- Introduction
- Wound Ballistics
- Criminalistic Aspects
- Entrance and Exit Wounds
- Classification of Entrance Wounds in Relation to the Range from Muzzle to Target
- Shotgun Injuries
- Internal Findings
- Forensic Examination and Documentation
- Manner of Death
- Injuries Caused by Explosives
- See also
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Domestic Violence
- Introduction
- Definition
- Epidemiology
- Diagnosis of DV
- Aspects for the Criminal Prosecution
- Sexual Violence and DV
- Conclusions
- See also
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Child Abuse
- Introduction
- Physical Abuse
- Sexual Abuse
- The Interpretation of Medical Findings
- Recording the Findings in Possible Child Abuse Cases
- Interpretation of Findings
- See also
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Defense Wounds
- Introduction
- Defense Wounds from Knife Attacks
- Defense Wounds due to Blunt Force
- Defense Wounds from Other Weapons
- Misleading Findings Similar to Defense Wounds
- See also
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Self-Inflicted Injury
- Introduction
- Simulation of Criminal Offenses
- Self-Mutilation for the Purpose of Insurance Fraud
- Voluntary Self-Mutilation and/or Malingering among Prisoners and Soldiers
- Artifacts in Patients with Psychic Disturbances or Mental Diseases
- Attempted Suicide
- See also
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Torture
- Introduction
- Forms
- Fingers
- Hands and Arms
- Foot and Leg
- Head
- Neck
- Trunk
- Electric Torture
- Psychological Torture
- Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis
- Ethics
- Conclusion
- See also
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Traffic Injuries and Deaths
- Road Traffic
- Railway
- Air Traffic
- See also
- Key Terms
- Review Questions
- Discussion Questions
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Section 5. Causes of Death
- Introduction
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Sudden Natural Death
- Definition
- Criminalistic Aspects
- Special Categories
- Classification According to the Morphological Substrate
- See also
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
- Introduction
- Definition
- Epidemiology and Risk Factors
- Results of Autopsy
- Typical Macroscopic Findings
- Histological Changes
- Postmortem Investigation
- Death Scene
- Autopsy
- Clinical History
- Cause of Death
- Hypotheses of Possible Causes of SIDS
- See also
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Hyperthermia and Hypothermia
- Introduction
- Hyperthermia
- Hypothermia
- See also
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Electrocution and Lightning Strike
- Introduction
- Low-Voltage Effects
- Electric Burn
- High-Voltage Effects
- Lightning Strikes
- See also
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Deaths Associated with Medical Procedures
- Introduction
- An Overview of Procedural Complications Commonly Encountered in Forensic Practice
- The Forensic Evaluation of Periprocedural Deaths
- Conclusion
- See also
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Neonaticide
- Introduction
- Incidence
- Methods
- Conclusion
- See also
- Key Terms
- Review Questions
- Discussion Questions
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Section 6. Identification
- Introduction
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Identification
- Introduction
- Part I. Unidentified Cadavers
- Part II. Personal Identification: Comparison between Antemortem and Postmortem Data
- Conclusions
- Well-Preserved Body
- Putrefied, Burnt, Partly, or Completely Skeletonized Human Remains
- See also
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Forensic Age Estimation
- Introduction
- Age Estimation in Adolescents and Young Adults
- Age Diagnostics in Child Victims in Child Pornographic Image Documents
- Age Diagnostics in Older Adults for Clarification of Pension Entitlements
- Conclusions
- See also
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Personal Identification in Forensic Anthropology
- Introduction
- Personal Identification
- Types of Personal Identification
- Methods of Scientific Identification
- Possible Conclusions in a Scientific Identification
- Methods Contributing to Identification
- Conclusion
- See also
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Identification of the Living
- Glossary
- Introduction
- Facial Assessment
- Further Features on the Skin, Hands, and Genitals
- Appendix Morphological Assessment of Facial Features: The DMV Atlas
- See also
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The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
- Introduction
- See also
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Disaster Victim Identification
- Introduction
- Management of DVI
- Principles of Identification
- Methods of Identification
- Evaluation of Identification Data
- Conclusions
- See also
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Airplane Crashes and Other Mass Disasters
- Definition
- Tasks
- See also
- Key Terms
- Review Questions
- Discussion Questions
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Section 7. Professional Issues
- Introduction
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Crime Scene to Court
- Introduction
- Task
- Models
- Forensic Strategies
- Integrated Case Management
- Summary
- See also
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Expert Witness Qualifications and Testimony
- Introduction
- Selecting an Expert
- Qualifications
- Experience as an Expert Witness
- Education and Training
- Membership in Professional Associations
- Increased Scrutiny of Experts
- Weight of the Evidence
- Conclusion
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Health and Safety
- Occupational Health and Safety Policy
- Specific Laboratory Hazards
- Hazards in the Field
- See also
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Deaths in Custody
- Introduction
- Frequency of Death in Police Custody
- Distribution of Age and Gender
- Manner and Cause of Death
- Error Analysis for Deaths in Police Custody
- Forensic Assessment
- Criminal Prosecution in Cases of Death in Custody
- A Case History
- Prevention of Death in Custody
- See also
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Suicide
- Introduction
- Epidemiology
- Fundamentals and Definitions
- See also
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National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME)
- Introduction
- See also
- Key Terms
- Review Questions
- Discussion Questions
- Index
