Essentials of Medicolegal Death Investigation

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 studentsCovers the following circumstances in death investigations: asphyxiation, blunt-force injuries, sharp-force injuries, gunshot wounds, toxicology deaths, and natural causesIncludes case studies with written and visual descriptions and discussion, as well as up-to-date literature review

Chapter 1. Introduction to Death Investigation Chapter 2. Death Scene Basics Chapter 3. Cause and Manner of Death Chapter 4. Common Natural Diseases and Disorders Chapter 5. Asphyxiation Chapter 6. Blunt-Force Injuries Chapter 7. Sharp-Force Injuries Chapter 8. Gunshot Wounds Chapter 9. Toxicology Deaths Chapter 10. Special Death Investigations Chapter 11. Ethic/Legal Issues Chapter 12. Working With Families