Essential forensic medicine /
by [.]; Beh, Philip [author.].
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BookSeries: Essentials of forensic science (2016): Publisher: USA Wiley 2020Edition: First edition.Description: xvii,449p.:Ill.ISBN: 9780470748633 (paperback).Subject(s): Forensic Medicine -- methods | Wounds and Injuries -- pathologyDDC classification: 614/.1 Summary: "Provides an invaluable distillation of key topics in forensic medicine for undergraduate, masters, and postgraduate students This concise, accessible, and authoritative guide covers the broad area of the forensic medical sciences, delivering core knowledge in the biomedical sciences, and the law and ethics surrounding them. Written by a recognized authority in the field, Essential Forensic Medicine offers complete chapter coverage of the legal system, courts, and witnesses; investigation of the deceased and their lawful disposal; and the duties of a registered medical practitioner and the General Medical Council. It instructs readers on the general principles of scene examination and the medico-legal autopsy including how to interpret the many kinds of injuries one can suffer--including those from blunt impact and sharp force, firearms and explosives, asphyxia and drowning. Further chapters cover sexual offences, child abuse, and using DNA in human identification, mental health/forensic psychiatry, alcohol and drug abuse. A fresh, accessible, up to date textbook on forensic medicine Written by a well-known expert with 40 years of experience in the field Includes numerous figures and tables, and detailed lists of key information Features numerous case studies to reinforce key concepts and ideas explored within the book Part of the 'Essential Forensic Science' series, Essential Forensic Medicine is a highly useful guide for advanced undergraduate students, Masters students, and new practitioners to the field"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Provides an invaluable distillation of key topics in forensic medicine for undergraduate, masters, and postgraduate students This concise, accessible, and authoritative guide covers the broad area of the forensic medical sciences, delivering core knowledge in the biomedical sciences, and the law and ethics surrounding them. Written by a recognized authority in the field, Essential Forensic Medicine offers complete chapter coverage of the legal system, courts, and witnesses; investigation of the deceased and their lawful disposal; and the duties of a registered medical practitioner and the General Medical Council. It instructs readers on the general principles of scene examination and the medico-legal autopsy including how to interpret the many kinds of injuries one can suffer--including those from blunt impact and sharp force, firearms and explosives, asphyxia and drowning. Further chapters cover sexual offences, child abuse, and using DNA in human identification, mental health/forensic psychiatry, alcohol and drug abuse. A fresh, accessible, up to date textbook on forensic medicine Written by a well-known expert with 40 years of experience in the field Includes numerous figures and tables, and detailed lists of key information Features numerous case studies to reinforce key concepts and ideas explored within the book Part of the 'Essential Forensic Science' series, Essential Forensic Medicine is a highly useful guide for advanced undergraduate students, Masters students, and new practitioners to the field"--Provided by publisher.
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