Bookedited by Kim A. Collins, Roger W. Byard.
Summary: "A major historical impediment to the study of the diseases of the elderly has been the relative lack of elderly patients. For much of our history, human populations have been characterized by high fertility and high infant and child mortality. Those who did survive to adulthood died at high rates (compared to modern standards) of either natural disease or violence. Reaching old age was considered an achievement. Displayed graphically, this population dynamic resulted in a characteristic bottom-heavy population pyramid with lots of infants born, lots of infants and children dying, and a sharp taper to a narrow peak of the very elderly"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
A history of geriatric medicine and geriatric path / Sanchez
Pathophysiology of ageing / Ibrahim
Medicolegal investigation of elder maltreatment and deaths / Howe
The autopsy / Schandl
Fatal & non-fatal accidents / Payne-James
Euthanasia / Stephen Cordner
Starvation, dehydration, malnutrition, and neglect / Burkhard Madea, Elke Doberentz
Physical abuse and elder homicide / Kim A. Collins and Rebekah Jaques
The ageing foot
forensic considerations / Jones
Forensic entomology / Jeffery K. Tomberlin, Jonathan A. Cammack, Lauren M. Weidner, and Robert T. Puckett
Non-lethal elder abuse / Alex K Williamson
Sexual assault in the elderly / Dayman
Hypothermia and Hyperthermia in the Geriatric Population / Christopher M. Milroy and Jacqueline L. Parai
Suicide and social isolation In elders / Roger W. Byard
Cardiovascular diseases in the elderly / Stephen D Cohle and Dylan V. Miller-Lungs / Anja C. Roden
Infectious conditions and the immune system in elderly / Warner
Neurodegenerative diseases in the elder / Ross R. Reichard, Barbara J. Crain, and Linda Iles
Other neurological conditions and age-related changes / Iles and Crain
Genitourinary conditions / Georgia Aitken, Noha Ferrah, Janaka Lovell, Tamsin Santos, Nicola Cunningham, and Joseph Elias Ibrahim
The elder organ and tissue donor / Kim A. Collins, Dilhani Amarasinghe, and Muditha Amarasinghe
Conditions in gastrointestinal tract / Xuchen Zhang and Dhanpat Jain
Hematologic conditions / R.M. Wright, M.F. Cole-Sinclair, and J.E. Ibrahim
The oral cavity of the elder / Kim A. Collins and Paige J. Collins
The anthropology of aging / S. Blau
Endocrinology and diabetes / David Levy
Geriatric toxicology / Laura M. Labay
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation related injuries in elders / Kim A. Collins
Imaging of elders / Amma N. Maurer, Anousheh Sayah, Juan M. Coca Guzman, and Angela D. Levy
The 'virtual autopsy' and special radiographic applications / Noel Woodford, Chris O'Donnell, Matthew Lynch
Iatrogenic deaths / Joseph A. Prahlow
Residential care facility deaths / Joyce Lynn deJong-Monroe
Morbid obesity and frailty / Roger W. Byard
Ancillary testing and special dissections / Mary Ann Sens and Richard Conran
The legal regulation of the consequences of aging / Freckelton
Death certification / Cynthia A. Schandl.