Wagner, Scott.

Death scene investigation : a field guide / Scott A. Wagner. - Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2009. - xv, 240 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Guidelines for the death scene investigator -- The body and the scene -- Assessment of the body at the scene -- Detailed physical assessment of the body at the scene -- The medical history and medical records -- Natural diseases and death investigation -- Traumatic injuries -- Identification methods -- Signs of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other treatment -- Signs of previous surgeries and other procedures -- The medical-legal autopsy -- Forensic experts.

1420086766 (alk. paper) 9781420086768 (alk. paper) RM211.33


Forensic pathology.
Death--Causes.