Handbook of Forensic Pathology, Second Edition is an up-to-date, concise manual illustrating all core aspects of modern forensic pathology. This edition retains the outline format of the original, which allows for quick access and rapid assimilation. Written in no-nonsense, easily understandable language, this precise and thorough yet compact resou

Vincent J.M. DiMaio M.D., Suzanna E. Dana M.D.

Introduction to Medicolegal Casework, The Autopsy Report, Physical Evidence, Time of Death- Decomposition, Identification of Remains, Natural Disease, Causes of Sudden Natural Death in Adults, Causes of Sudden Natural Death in Infants and Young Children, Blunt Force Injury, Wounds Produced by Pointed, Sharp-Edged, and Chopping Implements, Gunshot Wounds, Asphyxia, Deaths During Arrest and in Police Custody: Excited Delirium Syndrome, Murder of Infants and Children, Sexually Related Homicides, Fire and Thermal Injuries, Transportation Deaths, Environmental Deaths, Electrocution, Deaths in Nursing Homes, Deaths due to Starvation, Deaths in Association with Pregnancy, Intraoperative Deaths, Forensic Toxicology, Index