In the process of establishing the cause and manner of death, representatives of various investigative bodies have several responsibilities, including explaining the death to family members, attempting to reduce the risk of similar deaths in the future, and, if applicable, apprehending the individuals who are responsible for the death.
From the reviews:"Drs. Shkrum and Ramsay have produced a work that should grace not only every general pathologist’s bookshelf, but that of every forensic pathologist and death investigator as well. … major work of excellent scholarship, articulate, and accessible to the non-forensic pathologist and medical examiner alike. … I will refer to this outstanding book for years to come." (Gregory J. Davis, Canadian Society of Forensic Science Journal, December, 2007)
Innehållsförteckning
The “Complete Autopsy”.- Postmortem Changes.- Asphyxia.- Thermal Injury.- Bodies Recovered From Water.- Penetrating Trauma.- Penetrating Trauma.- Blunt Trauma.- Craniocerebral Trauma and Vertebrospinal Trauma.- Sudden Neurological Death.