Knight's Forensic Pathology, 3EdIn this third edition, Knight's Forensic Pathology continues to be the definitive international postgraduate textbook for forensic pathologists, covering all aspects of the medico-legal autopsy, including the cause and time of death, interpretation of wounds and every other facet of the investigation of a fatality. The emphasis is on the practical |
Contents
1 The forensic autopsy | 1 |
2 The pathophysiology of death | 52 |
3 The establishment of identity of human remains | 98 |
4 The pathology of wounds | 136 |
5 Head and spinal injuries | 174 |
6 Chest and abdominal injuries | 222 |
7 Selfinflicted injury | 235 |
8 Gunshot and explosion deaths | 245 |
20 Infanticide and stillbirth | 439 |
21 Sudden death in infancy | 451 |
22 Fatal child abuse | 461 |
23 Deaths associated with surgical procedures | 480 |
24 Dysbarism and barotrauma | 488 |
25 The pathology of sudden death | 492 |
26 Forensic dentistry for the pathologist | 527 |
27 Poisoning and the pathologist | 541 |
9 Transportation injuries | 281 |
deaths in custody | 301 |
11 Burns and scalds | 312 |
12 Electrical fatalities | 326 |
13 Complications of injury | 339 |
14 Suffocation and asphyxia | 352 |
15 Fatal pressure on the neck | 368 |
16 Immersion deaths | 395 |
17 Neglect starvation and hypothermia | 412 |
18 Deaths associated with sexual offences | 421 |
19 Deaths associated with pregnancy | 431 |
28 Forensic aspects of alcohol | 552 |
29 Carbon monoxide poisoning | 560 |
30 Agrochemical poisoning | 566 |
31 Poisoning by medicines | 570 |
32 Death from narcotic and hallucinogenic drugs | 577 |
33 Corrosive and metallic poisoning | 585 |
34 Deaths from organic solvents | 595 |
Technical methods | 600 |
Council of Europe Committee of Ministers Recommendation No R 99 3 | 610 |
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