Simpson's forensic medicine - Payne-James, Jason; Jones, Richard (Forensic pathologist); Simpson, Keith, 1907-1985. (Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2020)
Preceded by Simpson's forensic medicine / Jason Payne-James [and others]. 13th ed. c2011.
Principles of forensic practice. The ethics of medical practice. Medicolegal aspects of death. Violence in society, medicolegal investigation of death and the autopsy. The appearance of the body after death. Death from natural causes. Deaths and injury in infancy. Assessment, classification and documentation of injury. Ballistic injuries. Regional injuries and patterns of injury. Pressure to the neck and asphyxia deaths. Heat, cold and electrical trauma. Immersion and drowning. Identification of the living and the dead. Restraint and control techniques. Police custodial healthcare. Sexual assault, genitoanal injury and FGM. Safeguarding and protection of children and vulnerable adults. Transportation medicine. Torture, and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. Principles of forensic science and crime scene investigation. Principles of toxicology. Alcohol. Licit and illicit drugs. Medicinal poisons. Miscellaneous poisons.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 29, 2020).
Added to collection customer.56279.3
Keywords: Medical jurisprudence; Medical jurisprudence; Electronic books