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Record Nr.

UNINA9910438004803321

Titolo

Essentials of autopsy practice : innovations, updates and advances in practice / / Guy N. Rutty, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Springer, 2013

ISBN

0-85729-519-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (181 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RuttyGuy N

Disciplina

616.0759

Soggetti

Autopsy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Diatom and Laboratory Tests to Support a Conclusion of Death by Drowning -- Deaths from Extremes of Temperature -- The Radioactive Autopsy -- Chemical Contamination and the Autopsy -- Blast Injuries -- A Pathologists Guide to Forensic Odontology Identification -- How Much Force?

Sommario/riassunto

Essentials of Autopsy Practice: Innovations, Updates and Advances in Practice is the fifth volume in the Essentials in Autopsy Practice series, covering topics of current and future interest. Designed to keep all involved in the investigation of death abreast of changes within the field, this volume covers a wide range of topical areas which can be encountered around the world. Essentials of Autopsy Practice: Innovations, Updates and Advances in Practice covers death by drowning; deaths from extreme temperature; the radioactive autopsy; chemical contamination and the autopsy; blast injuries; forensic odontology identification; and determination of the force used to cause an injury. Useful to both trainees and consultants in all specialty areas within pathology, including forensic pathology, Essentials of Autopsy Practice: Innovations, Updates and Advances in Practice also serves as a guide to all those involved in death investigation, i.e. nurses, lawyers, paramedics and police officers.