Handbook of Forensic Medicine

Copyright
Brief Contents
Contents
List of Contributors
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Foreword by Denis A. Cusack
Foreword by Duarte Nuno Vieira
Part I: Duties of Forensic Medicine in Modern Societies
Chapter 1: History
Chapter 2: Duties of Forensic Medicine and the Forensic Medicine Practitioner
Chapter 3: Forensic Medicine and Human Rights
Chapter 4: International Guidelines and Accreditation in Forensic Medicine
Part II: Medical Aspects of Death
Chapter 5: Nature and Definition of Death
Chapter 6: Certification of Death: External Postmortem Examination
Chapter 7: Postmortem Changes and Time since Death
Chapter 8: Cremation
Chapter 9: Crime Scene and Crime Scene Investigations
Chapter 10: Autopsy
Chapter 11: The Doctor, the Dead and the Relatives
Chapter 12: Transplantation
Chapter 13: Anthropology and Osteology
Chapter 14: Mass Disaster Victim Identification
Part III: Traumatology and Violent Death
Chapter 15: Legal Aspects of Traumatology and Violent Death
Chapter 16: Traumatology and Criminology
Chapter 17: Some Preliminary Remarks Concerning Biomechanical Principles
Chapter 18: Sequelae of Traumatic Injuries and Causes of Death
Chapter 19: Vital Reactions
Chapter 20: Mechanical Trauma and Classification of Wounds
Chapter 21: Forensic Ballistics: Injuries from Gunshots, Explosives and Arrows
Chapter 22: Asphyxiation
Chapter 23: Injuries Due to Heat
Chapter 24: Injuries Due to Cold
Chapter 25: Electrocution and Lightning
Chapter 26: Starvation and Neglect
Chapter 27: Infanticide
Chapter 28: Death During Pregnancy
Chapter 29: Autoerotic Death
Chapter 30: Death in an Abnormal Position: Physical Restraint
Chapter 31: Sexual Homicide
Chapter 32: Medical Malpractice
Chapter 33: Special Issues Regarding Expert Evidence in Violent Death
Part IV: Sudden and Unexpected Death from Natural Causes
Chapter 34: Natural Causes of Sudden Death
Chapter 35: Postmortem Biochemistry as an Aid in Determining the Cause of Death
Chapter 36: Sudden and Unexpected Deaths in Infants and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Part V: Clinical Forensic Medicine
Chapter 37: Sexual Abuse
Chapter 38: Non-Accidental Head Injury in Children
Chapter 39: Intimate Partner and Domestic Violence
Chapter 40: School Violence
Chapter 41: Violence Against Homosexuals
Chapter 42: Violence Against the Elderly
Chapter 43: Self-harm
Chapter 44: Medical Age Assessment in Living Individuals
Part VI: Forensic Psychiatry
Chapter 45: Forensic Psychiatry
Part VII: Toxicology
Chapter 46: Legal Aspects of Toxicology
Chapter 47: Epidemiology and Adverse Drug Reactions
Chapter 48: Suspicion of Poisoning
Chapter 49: Toxicological Analysis: Drug Screening and Confirmation
Chapter 50: Issues Affecting Interpretation: Stability and Artifacts
Chapter 51: Toxicokinetics/Toxicogenomics
Chapter 52: Toxicology of Specific Substances
Part VIII: Traffic Medicine
Chapter 53: Driving Aptitude and Fitness to Drive
Chapter 54: Effects of Cardiovascular Disease on Fitness to Drive
Chapter 55: Effects of Vision and Visual Fields on Fitness to Drive
Chapter 56: Effects of Epilepsyon Fitness to Drive
Chapter 57: Effects of Diabetes on Fitness to Drive
Chapter 58: Epidemiology and Causal Factors in Fitness to Drive
Chapter 59: Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol
Chapter 60: Effects of Illegal Drugs on Fitness to Drive
Chapter 61: Effects of Medicinal Drugs on Fitness to Drive
Chapter 62: Toxicological Markers of Chronic Alcohol Abuse
Chapter 63: Traffic Accidents
Part IX: Identification
Chapter 64: Forensic DNA Analysis
Chapter 65: Forensic Anthropology
Chapter 66: Forensic Odontostomatology
Part X: The Doctor and the Law
Chapter 67: The Doctor and the Law
Part XI: Insurance Medicine
Chapter 68: Personal Injury Assessment
Further References
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