Joseph A. Prahlow, MD, FCAP, FNAME, FAAFS
Erin G. Brooks, MD, FCAP, FNAME, FAAFS

Forensic Pathology: Principles and Pitfalls offers an updated, comprehensive, and carefully referenced approach to forensic pathology. The text and accompanying full-color photographs contributed by experts from the forensic pathology community help guide readers through a diverse array of forensic topics—both common and more specialized. In sum, the forty-two chapters provide an evidence-based review and practical exploration of issues that may arise in a variety of case scenarios such as traffic fatalities, aviation fatalities, sports-related deaths, asphyxial deaths, environmental deaths, bodies found in water, child and elder abuse, deaths in custody, and mass fatalities—among myriad others. All chapters culminate in a ‘Pearls and Pitfalls’ section in which best practices are summarized. This well-organized, lavishly illustrated, and carefully referenced publication will benefit not only experienced forensic/autopsy pathologists but also trainees, medicolegal death investigators, attorneys, autopsy assistants, other forensic science professionals.