Atlas of Forensic Pathology - For Police, Forensic Scientists, Attorneys, and Death Investigators

The Atlas of Forensic Pathology, For Police, Forensic Scientists, Attorneys and Death Investigators is a Major Reference Work that is specifically is designed for non-pathologists who normally interact with forensic pathologists. Chapters 1 through 6 will provide background information regarding medicine, pathology, forensic pathology, death investigation, cause, manner and mechanism of death, death certification, and anatomy and physiology. The next 3 chapters will deal with general topics within forensic pathology, including the forensic autopsy, postmortem changes and time of death, and body identification. Chapters 10 through 20 will detail the major types of deaths encountered by forensic pathologists, including natural deaths, drug/toxin deaths, blunt force injuries, gunshot wounds, sharp force injuries, asphyxia, drowning, electrocution, temperature-related injuries, burns and fires, and infant/childhood deaths. The final chapter includes brief descriptions dealing with various miscellaneous topics, such as in-custody deaths, homicidal deaths related to underlying natural disease, and artifacts in forensic pathology. This atlas differs from competition in that no atlas currently exists that address material for non-pathologists (detectives, forensic entomologists and pathologists), who normally interact with forensic pathologists. The book will present such images that are or interest to not only forensic pathologists but also of interest to odontology, anthropology, crime scene investigators, fingerprints specialists, DNA specialists and entomologists, etc. The competing atlases present images of interest mostly to medical examiners, forensic pathologists and pathologists and consist mostly of wounds, and trauma with some coverage of diseases. The color photographs will come from the collection of over 50,000 slides in the Adelaide Australia collection and some 100,000 slides from the collection compiled by Dr. Prahlow that includes slides fromCook County, Indianapolis, and North Carolina.

List of contents

Introduction to Pathology.- Introduction to Forensic Sciences.- Introduction to Forensic Pathology.- Death Investigation.- Death Certification.- Overview of Anatomy and Physiology.- The Forensic Examination and Autopsy.- Postmortem Changes and Time of Death. Identification of Human Remains.- Natural Deaths.- Drug-Related and Toxin-Related Deaths.- Blunt Force Injury Deaths.- Gunshot Wound Deaths.- Sharp Force Injury Deaths.- Asphyxial Deaths.- Drowning Deaths.- Electrical Deaths.- Temperature-Related Deaths.- Burns- and Fire-Related Deaths.- Deaths in Infancy and Childhood.- Miscellaneous Topics.

About the author

Dr. Prahlow is a Forensic Pathologist at the South Bend Medical Foundation and a Professor of Pathology at Indiana University School of Medicine - South Bend at the University of Notre Dame, in South Bend, Indiana. He received his undergraduate education at Valparaiso University, attended medical school at Indiana University, completed his pathology residency at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and participated in a forensic pathology fellowship at the University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. He is Board-Certified by the American Board of Pathology in Anatomic, Clinical, and Forensic Pathology. His professional interests include teaching as well as presenting and publishing forensic pathology research. He has published more than 70 peer-reviewed manuscripts in medical/scientific journals, was an assistant editor for one forensic pathology textbook, editor for another, and recently authored a text entitled Forensic Pathology for Police, Death Investigators, Attorneys, and Forensic Scientists. Dr. Prahlow has presented research at numerous national meetings, and he has been an invited speaker to a variety of local, state, national, and international meetings. Dr. Prahlow is active in a number of professional organizations, including the National Association of Medical Examiners, the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, the College of American Pathologists, and the American Society for Clinical Pathology. In his free time, Dr. Prahlow enjoys family life with his wife and 5 children.

Summary

The Atlas of Forensic Pathology, For Police, Forensic Scientists, Attorneys and Death Investigators is a Major Reference Work that is specifically is designed for non-pathologists who normally interact with forensic pathologists. Chapters 1 through 6 will provide background information regarding medicine, pathology, forensic pathology, death investigation, cause, manner and mechanism of death, death certification, and anatomy and physiology. The next 3 chapters will deal with general topics within forensic pathology, including the forensic autopsy, postmortem changes and time of death, and body identification. Chapters 10 through 20 will detail the major types of deaths encountered by forensic pathologists, including natural deaths, drug/toxin deaths, blunt force injuries, gunshot wounds, sharp force injuries, asphyxia, drowning, electrocution, temperature-related injuries, burns and fires, and infant/childhood deaths. The final chapter includes brief descriptions dealing with various miscellaneous topics, such as in-custody deaths, homicidal deaths related to underlying natural disease, and artifacts in forensic pathology. This atlas differs from competition in that no atlas currently exists that address material for non-pathologists (detectives, forensic entomologists and pathologists), who normally interact with forensic pathologists. The book will present such images that are or interest to not only forensic pathologists but also of interest to odontology, anthropology, crime scene investigators, fingerprints specialists, DNA specialists and entomologists, etc. The competing atlases present images of interest mostly to medical examiners, forensic pathologists and pathologists and consist mostly of wounds, and trauma with some coverage of diseases. The color photographs will come from the collection of over 50,000 slides in the Adelaide Australia collection and some 100,000 slides from the collection compiled by Dr. Prahlow that includes slides fromCook County, Indianapolis, and North Carolina.

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From the reviews:
“This is an excellent text on forensic medicine and pathology, touching upon blunt and penetrating trauma, in addition to toxicology and poisons. This book deserves a place on the desk of every coroner, police/sheriff official, and pathologist with any kind of interest in Forensics. This doubles as a textbook combined atlas of Forensic Pathology.” (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, November, 2013)

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From the reviews:
"This is an excellent text on forensic medicine and pathology, touching upon blunt and penetrating trauma, in addition to toxicology and poisons. This book deserves a place on the desk of every coroner, police/sheriff official, and pathologist with any kind of interest in Forensics. This doubles as a textbook combined atlas of Forensic Pathology." (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, November, 2013)

Product details

• Authors: Roger W Byard, Roger W. Byard, Joseph Prahlow, Joseph A Prahlow, Joseph A. Prahlow
• Assisted by: Roger Byard (Editor), Roger W. Byard (Editor), Joseph Prahlow (Editor), Joseph A. Prahlow (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.11.2010
• EAN: 9781617790577
• ISBN: 978-1-61779-057-7
• No. of pages: 909
• Dimensions: 221 mm x 43 mm x 286 mm
• Weight: 2735 g
• Illustrations: XI, 909 p.
• Series: Springer Reference; Springer Reference
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; A, Pathology, Forensic Science, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Forensic Medicine, Medical jurisprudence