Essentials Of Medicolegal Death Investigation

Essentials of Medicolegal Death Investigation uses a unique approach by combining medical issues and 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, Essentials of Medicolegal Death Investigation fills a void in medicolegal literature for both students and professionals alike. A valuable guide to the interpretation of medical death investigation for practitioners and students. Coverage of the following circumstances in death investigations: Asphyxiation, Blunt-Force Injuries, Sharp-Force Injuries, Gunshot Wounds, Toxicology Deaths and Natural Causes. Each section includes case studies with written and visual descriptions and discussion, as well as up-to-date literature review

• | Author: Matthew M. Lunn
• | Publisher: Academic Press
• | Publication Date: Feb 28, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 206 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0128036419
• | ISBN-13: 9780128036419