Title: Pathology of trauma /
Authors: Mason, J. K.; Purdue, B. N.
Publisher: Arnold ; Co-published in the USA by Oxford University Press,
Year: 2000
Subjects: Forensic pathology; Wounds and injuries; Forensic Medicine; Wounds and Injuries pathology
Contents: Ch. 1. Injuries and deaths in vehicle occupants -- Ch. 2. Injuries and deaths of pedestrians -- Ch. 3. The role of pathology in major disasters -- Ch. 4. Examination and interpretation of rifled firearm injuries -- Ch. 5. Smooth-bore firearm injuries -- Ch. 6. Violence associated with civil disturbance -- Ch. 7. Modern war wounds -- Ch. 8. Deaths in custody -- Ch. 9. Cutting and piercing wounds -- Ch. 10. The examination of the adult victim of assault -- Ch. 11. The physically and emotionally abused child -- Ch. 12. Sexual violence -- Ch. 13. Closed head injury -- Ch. 14. Burns -- Ch. 15. Asphyxial and related deaths -- Ch. 16. Drowning -- Ch. 17. Injuries caused by animals -- Ch. 18. Injury and death in sport and recreational activities -- Ch. 19. Aviation accidents -- Ch. 20 . Falls from a height: the pathology of trauma from vertical deceleration -- Ch. 21. Injury and death in the home -- Ch. 22. Underwater diving -- Ch. 23. Injury and death in the mining industry -- Ch. 24. Transmission of infection during forensic practice -- Ch. 25. The chemical pathology of trauma -- Ch. 26. Domestic poisoning -- Ch. 27. Drug abuse and trauma -- Ch. 28. Haemorrhage, haemostasis and thrombosis -- Ch. 29. The psychopathology of violence -- Ch. 30. The psychological autopsy -- Ch. 31. Civil litigation following injury and death from trauma: the health care professional in jeopardy.