Essentials of Medicolegal Death Investigation
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Forensic Science, Criminal law, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| Author: | Matthew M. Lunn | ISBN: | 9780128036709 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science | Publication: | December 29, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Academic Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Matthew M. Lunn |
| ISBN: | 9780128036709 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science |
| Publication: | December 29, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Academic Press |
| Language: | English |
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. 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
