Each and every death scene presents new challenges to even the most seasoned professional. This handy field guide provides easy direction for the death scene investigator. Organized in an accessible outline format, it covers protocols and guidelines, assessment and examination, medical history and records, and autopsy and death certificates. Focusing on natural diseases as the most common cause of death, the book also covers traumatic deaths, evidence collection, and indicators of previous surgeries and treatments. It includes an extensive medical glossary, references for more in-depth information, and more than 150 color photographs.
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The first in a series of three videos,
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Forensic Science - Law
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This is the CD-ROM version of the first full-color atlas to show the basics of autopsy and how it is used in death investigation. Different from other atlases, which concentrate on specific injury topics, this book focuses on autopsy protocol. More than 500 photographs display all the elements of the procedure, beginning with the external examination, which determines the path of the internal exam. Chapters on microscopic examination, toxicology, and other clinical chemistry reveal how these studies show more than gross dissection. The final chapter assesses the findings of the cases in the book and interprets the cause and manner of death of each subject.
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Forensic Science - Law
Anatomy
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This is the first color atlas to show the basics of autopsy and how it is used in death investigation. Unlike other atlases, which concentrate on specific injury topics, this book focuses on autopsy protocol. More than 500 photographs take readers through all the elements of the procedure, beginning with the external examination. Chapters on microscopic examination, toxicology, and other kinds of clinical chemistry reveal how these studies show more than simple dissection. The final chapter assesses the findings of the cases used in the book and interprets the cause and manner of death of each subject. The atlas is also available on CD-ROM.
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Forensic Science - Law
Anatomy
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The first in a series of three videos, The Autopsy, Chapter One: Unraveling Life's Mysteries brings the viewer up close and personal as they observe the performance of three autopsies. Using broadcast-quality techniques, it fulfills the need for a professional, organized, and high quality teaching aid. This 30-minute, introductory video takes viewers behind the scenes as they seemingly work with Forensic Pathologist Scott Wagner, M.D. Viewers see and hear the sights and sounds of the autopsy presented in a professional and scientific manner. With high quality narration, Wagner shows how bodies are examined, from the initial Y incision, to inspection of the organs, to techniques for easy removal of the skull.
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