Practical Forensic Pathology and Toxicology

This new volume addresses issues that forensic pathologists face when confronted by the suspected or demonstrated presence of drugs or toxins in their cases.

List of contents

Introduction
1. General Considerations
2. Practical Forensic Toxicology
3. Systemic Toxins
4. Alcohol and Related Compounds
5. Respiratory Toxins and Chemical Asphyxiants
6. Cardiotoxins
7. Hepatotoxins
8. Nervous System Toxins

About the author

Dorothy E. Dean, MD is a Forensic Pathologist at the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office in Cincinnati, Ohio and is an adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in the Department of Pathology. One of her major interests is the evaluation of drug- and poison-related fatalities. She, along with Dr. Powers, co-authored Forensic Toxicology Mechanisms and Pathology (Taylor and Francis, 2016), as well as several scientific articles on the subject.
Robert H. Powers, PhD is a professor at the University of New Haven Department of Forensic Sciences, where he has taught forensic toxicology at both the undergraduate and graduate level for over 10 years. He is active nationwide as a forensic consultant and expert witness for civil and criminal cases, with a particular focus on questions related to the potential of drug involvement in death cases, and drug and alcohol -related impairment issues. He is the co-author of many scientific articles as well as Forensic Toxicology Mechanisms and Pathology with Dr. Dean.

Summary

This new volume addresses issues that forensic pathologists face when confronted by the suspected or demonstrated presence of drugs or toxins in their cases.

Product details

• Authors: Dorothy E. Dean, Dorothy E. (Summit County Medical Examiner'' Dean, Dean Dorothy E., Robert H. Powers, Powers Robert H.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.11.2024
• EAN: 9780367638610
• ISBN: 978-0-367-63861-0
• No. of pages: 204
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