BookMatthew M. Lunn.
Summary: Essentials of Medicolegal Death Investigation uses a unique approach by combining medical issues, 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, the book fills a void in medicolegal literature for both students and professionals alike.
Contents: <br/
>1. Introduction to Death Investigation;
2. Death Scene Basics;
3. Cause and Manner of Death;
4. Common Natural Diseases and Disorders;
5. Asphyxiation;
6. Blunt-Force Injuries;
7. Sharp-Force Injuries;
8. Gunshot Wounds;
9. Toxicology Deaths;
10. Special Death Investigations;
11. Ethical/Legal issues;
12. Working with Families