Forensic pathology of trauma : common problems for the pathologist / by Michael J. Shkrum and David A. Ramsay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shkrum, Michael J.

Contributor:

Ramsay, David A.

Series:

Forensic science and medicine

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forensic pathology.

Wounds and injuries.

Wounds and Injuries--pathology.

Autopsy--methods.

Forensic Pathology.

Medical Subjects:

Wounds and Injuries--pathology.

Autopsy--methods.

Forensic Pathology.

Physical Description:

xiii, 646 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm + 1 CD-ROM (color ; 4 3/4 in.)

Place of Publication:

Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, [2007]

System Details:

System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: compatible with Windows and Apple Macintosh operating systems.

Summary:

Accompanying CD-ROM contains ... "color images of the investigative figures in the text."--P. [4] of cover.

Contents:

The "complete autopsy": the Management of Risk

Postmortem changes: The "Great Pretenders"

Asphyxia

Thermal injury

Bodies recovered from water

Penetrating trauma: close-range firearm wounds

Penetrating trauma: sharp force injuries

Blunt trauma: with reference to planes, trains, and automobiles

Craniocerebral trauma and vertebrospinal trauma

Sudden neurological death.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1588294587

9781588294586

OCLC:

63114169