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1 online resource (333 p.) |
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Preface -- Author Biography -- Contributor Biography -- Chapter 1 Philosophy and Approach to Death Investigation -- 1.1 Philosophy of Forensic Pathology and Death Investigation -- 1.1.1 Philosophy of Forensic Pathology -- 1.1.2 Philosophy of Death Investigation -- 1.2 Role of the Death Scene Investigator -- 1.3 Notification of a Death -- Chapter 2 The Body and the Scene -- 2.1 Statutory Responsibilities -- 2.2 Confirm, Pronounce, and Validate the Death -- 2.3 Securing the Death Scene |
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2.4 Evidence at the Death Scene -- 2.5 Documentation of the Scene and the Body -- 2.5.1 Documentation By Photography -- 2.5.2 Documentation By Diagrams -- 2.6 Forming Preliminary Opinions: Be Suspicious But Objective -- 2.7 Examination of the Body at the Scene -- 2.8 Pathologist's Role at the Scene -- 2.9 Other Forensic Experts at the Scene -- Chapter 3 Assessment of the Body at the Scene -- 3.1 Position of the Body at the Scene -- 3.2 Blood at the Scene -- 3.3 Vomitus at the Scene -- 3.4 Physical Examination of the Body at the Scene -- 3.4.1 The Scene Assessment |
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3.5 Starting the Scene Assessment of the Body and Time of Death -- 3.5.1 Rigor Mortis -- 3.5.2 Livor Mortis (Blood Settling) -- 3.5.3 Algor Mortis (Body Cooling) -- 3.5.4 Eyes -- 3.5.5 Determining Time of Death By Scene Investigation -- 3.5.6 Clothing -- 3.5.7 Forensic Entomology and Time of Death -- 3.5.8 Forensic Botany and Time of Death -- 3.5.9 Decomposition -- 3.6 Other Decompositional Changes -- 3.6.1 Adipocere -- 3.6.2 Mummification -- Chapter 4 Detailed Physical Assessment of the Body at the Scene -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Common External Signs of Disease Or Trauma -- 4.2.1 General |
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4.2.2 Skin -- 4.2.3 Extremities -- 4.2.4 Trunk -- Chapter 5 Medical Records, History, and Other Investigative Records -- 5.1 Obtaining a Medical History at the Scene -- 5.2 Searching the Scene -- 5.2.1 Signs and Symptoms of Disease-Get Details! -- 5.3 Obtaining Medical Records Or Information -- 5.4 Reviewing Medical Records -- 5.5 Additional Records Helpful in Death Investigation -- Chapter 6 Natural Diseases and Death Investigation -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Sudden Death -- 6.3 Cardiovascular System -- 6.3.1 Ischemic Heart Disease (Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease) |
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6.4 Respiratory System -- 6.4.1 Upper Respiratory System -- 6.4.1.1 Epiglottitis and "Café Coronary" -- 6.4.2 Lower Respiratory System -- 6.4.2.1 Pneumothorax -- 6.5 Gastrointestinal Tract and Pancreas -- 6.5.1 Massive, Fatal Hematemesis (Vomiting Blood) -- 6.5.2 Peritonitis and Abdominal Sepsis -- 6.5.3 Bowel Infarctions -- 6.5.4 Pancreatitis -- 6.6 Liver -- 6.6.1 Fatty Change Or Fatty Metamorphosis -- 6.6.2 Cirrhosis -- 6.6.3 Hepatitis -- 6.7 Vascular System -- 6.7.1 Aortic Aneurysm and Aortic Dissection -- 6.8 Central Nervous System Disorders -- 6.8.1 Epilepsy (Seizure Disorder) |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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6.8.2 Subarachnoid Hemorrhage |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000841237 |
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1000841235 |
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