Quick reference to adult and older adult forensics : a guide for nurses and other health care professionals / Kathleen M. Brown, Mary E. Muscari.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Kathleen M, 1950-

Contributor:

Muscari, Mary E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical jurisprudence.

Nurses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (484 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Springer Pub. Co., c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is designed to provide a quick resource for practicing adult and older adult health care providers. The book will also serve as a useful resource for student practitioners or practitioners new to the field. Nurses and other health care professionals who work with violence victims and perpetrators are often confronted with issues that they may not have prior training in, such as identifying and managing victims of violent crime. This easy-to-use guidebook addresses this need. The book is not only replete with full descriptions of principles of evidence, but also thoroughly explains ho

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; SECTION I: GENERAL PRINCIPLES; SECTION II: ADULTS AND OLDER ADULTS AS VICTIMS; SECTION III: ADULTS AND OLDER ADULTS AS OFFENDERS; SECTION IV: UNNATURAL DEATHS; Appendix A: Adult Body Diagrams; Appendix B: Crime Victim Compensation Programs; Forensic Glossary; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-78268-176-0

1-282-65957-X

9786612659577

0-8261-2423-2

OCLC:

646068211