Handbook of Forensic Pathology, 2nd Edition - PUB115
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Richard C. Froede, MD, FCAP
Gregory J. Davis, MD, FCAP
Joseph A. Prahlow, MD, FCAP
Brad B. Randall, MD, FCAP
Donald Thomas Reay, MD, FCAP
Victor Weedn, MD, JD, FCAP

Prepared by the CAP Forensic Pathology Committee, Handbook of Forensic Pathology is the perfect guide for forensic pathologists, medical examiners, and others who participate in forensic cases. Covering a broad range of topics, the text emphasizes forensic investigation and autopsy procedures, chain of custody, determination of time and manner of death, special procedures for examining and identifying the body, and specific circumstances surrounding natural and unnatural deaths. Also included are examples of standard forms and body diagrams.

Contents include:

  • Medicolegal death investigation and autopsy
  • Forensic evidence
  • Postmortem changes
  • Sudden unexpected adult deaths
  • Accidental and natural deaths in children
  • Blunt and sharp force injuries
  • Characteristics of firearms and ammunition
  • Mechanical and chemical asphyxia
  • Bodies found in water
  • Deaths associated with electrocution, lightning, and fire
  • Drug and sex-related deaths
  • Elder abuse
  • Multiple fatality incidents and emerging infectious diseases
  • Deaths due to medical therapy
  • Forensic radiology, entomology, and toxicology
  • Exhumations

Contents (PDF, 27 K)
Sample pages (PDF, 78.5 K)

Softcover; 589 pages; 100+ figures and tables; 2003
ISBN: 0-930304-79-9





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Handbook of Forensic Pathology is the perfect guide for forensic pathologists, medical examiners, and others who participate in forensic cases. Prepared by the CAP Forensic Pathology Committee, the text covers forensic investigation and autopsy procedures, chain of custody, determination of time and manner of death, special procedures for examining and identifying the body, and specific circumstances surrounding natural and unnatural deaths. Includes examples of standard forms and body diagrams.