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This expert volume in the Diagnostic Pathology series is an excellent point-of-care resource for practitioners at all levels of experience and training. Specifically designed to assist hospital pathologists and assistants, forensic pathology fellows, pathology residents, and medical examiners, it provides a comprehensive, authoritative discussion of key topics in forensic autopsy. Richly illustrated and easy to use, Diagnostic Pathology: Forensic Autopsy is a one-stop reference on the performance of procedures in this challenging field, ideal as a day-to-day reference or as a reliable training resource.

  • Provides expert guidance on accurate diagnoses of the findings and patterns encountered in the forensic autopsy, as well as cause of death procedures

  • Covers key topics such as opioid and drug deaths, including new drugs and their toxicology; deaths and investigations in custody; infant and child deaths, including SIDS and overlaying; and infant and child neck trauma, including shaken baby syndrome

  • Contains the necessary information to aid in the performance of both routine and complicated forensic autopsies

  • Features hundreds of high-quality images throughout, including full-color illustrations and clinical and gross pathology photographs—all carefully annotated to highlight the most diagnostically significant factors

  • Features a templated, highly formatted design; concise, bulleted text; key facts in each chapter; and an extensive index for easy reference
  • Offers authoritative, readable coverage for those who need to learn and understand important aspects of forensic autopsy, including coroners, medico-legal death investigators, and legal investigators

1. Introduction - p. xiii 2. SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC AUTOPSY - p. xix 3. Chapter 1: Hospital vs. Forensic Autopsy - p. xix 4. Chapter 2: History of Forensic Autopsy - p. 7 5. Chapter 3: Death Investigation: Persons and Systems - p. 11 6. Chapter 4: Mental Health - p. 15 7. SECTION 2: PREAUTOPSY CONSIDERATIONS - p. 17 8. Chapter 5: Report of Deaths - p. 17 9. Chapter 6: Scene Investigations - p. 21 10. SECTION 3: EXTERNAL EXAMINATION - p. 25 11. Chapter 7: Photography - p. 25 12. Chapter 8: Radiology - p. 29 13. Chapter 9: Identification - p. 31 14. Chapter 10: Clothing and Personal Effects - p. 33 15. Chapter 11: Items of Medical Intervention - p. 34 16. Chapter 12: Postmortem Changes - p. 35 17. Chapter 13: Specimen and Evidence Collection - p. 55 18. SECTION 4: INTERNAL EXAMINATION - p. 57 19. Chapter 14: Cardiovascular System - p. 57 20. Chapter 15: Hepatobiliary System - p. 71 21. Chapter 16: Gastrointestinal System - p. 79 22. Chapter 17: Genitourinary System - p. 83 23. Chapter 18: Endocrine System - p. 93 24. Chapter 19: Hematopoietic System - p. 97 25. Chapter 20: Bone and Soft Tissue - p. 101 26. Chapter 21: Respiratory System - p. 103 27. Chapter 22: Head and Central Nervous System - p. 121 28. SECTION 5: INJURIES - p. 135 29. Chapter 23: Blast Force and Blunt Force Injuries - p. 135 30. Chapter 24: Trauma to Central Nervous System - p. 165 31. Chapter 25: Transportation-Related Deaths - p. 177 32. Chapter 26: Firearms and Ballistic Injuries - p. 201 33. Chapter 27: Firearm Wound Characteristics - p. 217 34. Chapter 28: Firearm Deaths, Reporting, and Evidence - p. 237 35. Chapter 29: Shotgun Wounds - p. 247 36. Chapter 30: Sharp Force Wounds - p. 259 37. Chapter 31: Drug-Related Deaths - p. 283 38. Chapter 32: Asphyxial Deaths - p. 293 39. Chapter 33: Carbon Monoxide and Toxic Gases - p. 319 40. Chapter 34: Electrocution - p. 327 41. Chapter 35: Environmental Exposure - p. 341 42. Chapter 36: Drowning and Water-Related Deaths - p. 351 43. Chapter 37: Thermal Injuries - p. 361 44. Chapter 38: Animal Predation - p. 379 45. SECTION 6: PEDIATRIC DEATHS - p. 383 46. Chapter 39: Unexplained Sudden Deaths in Infants - p. 383 47. Chapter 40: Injuries in Infancy and Childhood - p. 397 48. Chapter 41: Stillbirth/Infanticide - p. 409 49. Chapter 42: Unexplained Sudden Death in Children - p. 427 50. SECTION 7: SUDDEN NATURAL DEATHS - p. 433 51. Chapter 43: The Negative Autopsy - p. 433 52. Chapter 44: Seizure-Related Deaths - p. 437 53. Chapter 45: Pregnancy-Associated Deaths - p. 441 54. Chapter 46: Obesity - p. 447 55. Chapter 47: Chronic Ethanol Abuse - p. 449 56. SECTION 8: SPECIAL TOPICS - p. 457 57. Chapter 48: In-Custody Deaths - p. 457 58. Chapter 49: Excited Delirium Syndrome - p. 463 59. Chapter 50: Cachexia, Starvation, Eating Disorders, and Neglect - p. 465 60. Chapter 51: Sexual Assault - p. 471 61. Chapter 52: Acute Psychiatric and Stress-Related Deaths - p. 473 62. Chapter 53: Serotonin Syndrome and Drug-Induced Disorders - p. 475 63. SECTION 9: ANCILLARY PROCEDURES - p. 477 64. Chapter 54: Special Dissections - p. 477 65. Chapter 55: Toxicology Testing - p. 481 66. Chapter 56: Microbiology Testing - p. 483 67. Chapter 57: Postmortem Chemistry - p. 491 68. Chapter 58: Histology - p. 497 69. Chapter 59: Forensic Anthropology - p. 501 70. SECTION 10: INTERPRETIVE TOXICOLOGY - p. 513 71. Chapter 60: Alcohol Metabolism and Testing - p. 513 72. Chapter 61: Cocaine - p. 521 73. Chapter 62: Methamphetamine and Amphetamine - p. 525 74. Chapter 63: Heroin and Morphine - p. 527 75. Chapter 64: Prescription Opiates/Opioids - p. 531 76. Chapter 65: Benzodiazepines - p. 537 77. Chapter 66: Antidepressants - p. 541 78. Chapter 67: Ethylene Glycol - p. 543 79. Chapter 68: Non-Ethanol Volatiles - p. 545 80. Chapter 69: Inhalants - p. 549 81. Chapter 70: Heavy Metals - p. 551 82. SECTION 11: THE AUTOPSY REPORT AND THE DEATH CERTIFICATE - p. 555 83. Chapter 71: Autopsy Report - p. 555 84. Chapter 72: Cause of Death - p. 563 85. Chapter 73: Manner of Death; NAME Guidelines - p. 567 86. INDEX - p. 571 87. Instructions for online access - p. 571

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This expert volume in the Diagnostic Pathology series is an excellent point-of-care resource for practitioners at all levels of experience and training. Specifically designed to assist hospital pathologists and assistants, forensic pathology fellows, pathology residents, and medical examiners, it provides a comprehensive, authoritative discussion of key topics in forensic autopsy. Richly illustrated and easy to use, Diagnostic Pathology: Forensic Autopsy is a one-stop reference on the performance of procedures in this challenging field, ideal as a day-to-day reference or as a reliable training resource.

  • Provides expert guidance on accurate diagnoses of the findings and patterns encountered in the forensic autopsy, as well as cause of death procedures

  • Covers key topics such as opioid and drug deaths, including new drugs and their toxicology; deaths and investigations in custody; infant and child deaths, including SIDS and overlaying; and infant and child neck trauma, including shaken baby syndrome

  • Contains the necessary information to aid in the performance of both routine and complicated forensic autopsies

  • Features hundreds of high-quality images throughout, including full-color illustrations and clinical and gross pathology photographs—all carefully annotated to highlight the most diagnostically significant factors

  • Features a templated, highly formatted design; concise, bulleted text; key facts in each chapter; and an extensive index for easy reference
  • Offers authoritative, readable coverage for those who need to learn and understand important aspects of forensic autopsy, including coroners, medico-legal death investigators, and legal investigators

1. Introduction - p. xiii 2. SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC AUTOPSY - p. xix 3. Chapter 1: Hospital vs. Forensic Autopsy - p. xix 4. Chapter 2: History of Forensic Autopsy - p. 7 5. Chapter 3: Death Investigation: Persons and Systems - p. 11 6. Chapter 4: Mental Health - p. 15 7. SECTION 2: PREAUTOPSY CONSIDERATIONS - p. 17 8. Chapter 5: Report of Deaths - p. 17 9. Chapter 6: Scene Investigations - p. 21 10. SECTION 3: EXTERNAL EXAMINATION - p. 25 11. Chapter 7: Photography - p. 25 12. Chapter 8: Radiology - p. 29 13. Chapter 9: Identification - p. 31 14. Chapter 10: Clothing and Personal Effects - p. 33 15. Chapter 11: Items of Medical Intervention - p. 34 16. Chapter 12: Postmortem Changes - p. 35 17. Chapter 13: Specimen and Evidence Collection - p. 55 18. SECTION 4: INTERNAL EXAMINATION - p. 57 19. Chapter 14: Cardiovascular System - p. 57 20. Chapter 15: Hepatobiliary System - p. 71 21. Chapter 16: Gastrointestinal System - p. 79 22. Chapter 17: Genitourinary System - p. 83 23. Chapter 18: Endocrine System - p. 93 24. Chapter 19: Hematopoietic System - p. 97 25. Chapter 20: Bone and Soft Tissue - p. 101 26. Chapter 21: Respiratory System - p. 103 27. Chapter 22: Head and Central Nervous System - p. 121 28. SECTION 5: INJURIES - p. 135 29. Chapter 23: Blast Force and Blunt Force Injuries - p. 135 30. Chapter 24: Trauma to Central Nervous System - p. 165 31. Chapter 25: Transportation-Related Deaths - p. 177 32. Chapter 26: Firearms and Ballistic Injuries - p. 201 33. Chapter 27: Firearm Wound Characteristics - p. 217 34. Chapter 28: Firearm Deaths, Reporting, and Evidence - p. 237 35. Chapter 29: Shotgun Wounds - p. 247 36. Chapter 30: Sharp Force Wounds - p. 259 37. Chapter 31: Drug-Related Deaths - p. 283 38. Chapter 32: Asphyxial Deaths - p. 293 39. Chapter 33: Carbon Monoxide and Toxic Gases - p. 319 40. Chapter 34: Electrocution - p. 327 41. Chapter 35: Environmental Exposure - p. 341 42. Chapter 36: Drowning and Water-Related Deaths - p. 351 43. Chapter 37: Thermal Injuries - p. 361 44. Chapter 38: Animal Predation - p. 379 45. SECTION 6: PEDIATRIC DEATHS - p. 383 46. Chapter 39: Unexplained Sudden Deaths in Infants - p. 383 47. Chapter 40: Injuries in Infancy and Childhood - p. 397 48. Chapter 41: Stillbirth/Infanticide - p. 409 49. Chapter 42: Unexplained Sudden Death in Children - p. 427 50. SECTION 7: SUDDEN NATURAL DEATHS - p. 433 51. Chapter 43: The Negative Autopsy - p. 433 52. Chapter 44: Seizure-Related Deaths - p. 437 53. Chapter 45: Pregnancy-Associated Deaths - p. 441 54. Chapter 46: Obesity - p. 447 55. Chapter 47: Chronic Ethanol Abuse - p. 449 56. SECTION 8: SPECIAL TOPICS - p. 457 57. Chapter 48: In-Custody Deaths - p. 457 58. Chapter 49: Excited Delirium Syndrome - p. 463 59. Chapter 50: Cachexia, Starvation, Eating Disorders, and Neglect - p. 465 60. Chapter 51: Sexual Assault - p. 471 61. Chapter 52: Acute Psychiatric and Stress-Related Deaths - p. 473 62. Chapter 53: Serotonin Syndrome and Drug-Induced Disorders - p. 475 63. SECTION 9: ANCILLARY PROCEDURES - p. 477 64. Chapter 54: Special Dissections - p. 477 65. Chapter 55: Toxicology Testing - p. 481 66. Chapter 56: Microbiology Testing - p. 483 67. Chapter 57: Postmortem Chemistry - p. 491 68. Chapter 58: Histology - p. 497 69. Chapter 59: Forensic Anthropology - p. 501 70. SECTION 10: INTERPRETIVE TOXICOLOGY - p. 513 71. Chapter 60: Alcohol Metabolism and Testing - p. 513 72. Chapter 61: Cocaine - p. 521 73. Chapter 62: Methamphetamine and Amphetamine - p. 525 74. Chapter 63: Heroin and Morphine - p. 527 75. Chapter 64: Prescription Opiates/Opioids - p. 531 76. Chapter 65: Benzodiazepines - p. 537 77. Chapter 66: Antidepressants - p. 541 78. Chapter 67: Ethylene Glycol - p. 543 79. Chapter 68: Non-Ethanol Volatiles - p. 545 80. Chapter 69: Inhalants - p. 549 81. Chapter 70: Heavy Metals - p. 551 82. SECTION 11: THE AUTOPSY REPORT AND THE DEATH CERTIFICATE - p. 555 83. Chapter 71: Autopsy Report - p. 555 84. Chapter 72: Cause of Death - p. 563 85. Chapter 73: Manner of Death; NAME Guidelines - p. 567 86. INDEX - p. 571 87. Instructions for online access - p. 571

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