Death scene investigations
Subtitle: a field guide
By: Scott A. Wagner.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis; CRC Press/Taylor & Francis
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Boca Raton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781420086768
Subjects: Forensic pathology; Death -- Causes; Autopsy; Forensic Medicine -- methods; Autopsy -- standards
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Guidelines for the death scene investigator; title: The body and the scene; title: Assessment of the body at the scene; title: Detailed physical assessment of the body at the scene; title: The medical history and medical records; title: Natural diseases and death investigation; title: Traumatic injuries; title: Identification methods and collection of evidence at the scene; title: Signs of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other treatment; title: Signs of previous surgeries and other procedures; title: The medical-legal autopsy; title: Forensic experts.