FORENSIC PATHOLOGY

• Section 1. Overview
- Introduction
- Principles of Forensic Science
- Forensic Classification of Evidence
- Interpretation/The Comparative Method
- Clinical Forensic Medicine—Overview
- Forensic Pathology—Principles and Overview
- History of Forensic Sciences
- Key Terms
- Review Questions
- Discussion Questions
• Section 2. Postmortem Interval
- Introduction
- Postmortem Interval
- Early and Late Postmortem Changes
- Estimation of the Time Since Death
- Vital Reactions and Wound Healing
- Key Terms
- Review Questions
- Discussion Questions
• Section 3. Autopsy
- Introduction
- External Postmortem Examination
- Autopsy
- Histopathology
- Postmortem Imaging
- Key Terms
- Review Questions
- Discussion Questions
• Section 4. Trauma
- Introduction
- Blunt Injury
- Burns and Scalds
- Asphyctic Deaths—Overview and Pathophysiology
- Strangulation
- Traumatic and Postural Asphyxia, Physical Restraint
- Immersion Deaths
- Sharp Trauma
- Systemic Response to Trauma
- Gunshot Wounds
- Domestic Violence
- Child Abuse
- Defense Wounds
- Self-Inflicted Injury
- Torture
- Traffic Injuries and Deaths
- Key Terms
- Review Questions
- Discussion Questions
• Section 5. Causes of Death
- Introduction
- Sudden Natural Death
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
- Hyperthermia and Hypothermia
- Electrocution and Lightning Strike
- Deaths Associated with Medical Procedures
- Neonaticide
- Key Terms
- Review Questions
- Discussion Questions
• Section 6. Identification
- Introduction
- Identification
- Forensic Age Estimation
- Personal Identification in Forensic Anthropology
- Identification of the Living
- The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
- Disaster Victim Identification
- Airplane Crashes and Other Mass Disasters
- Key Terms
- Review Questions
- Discussion Questions
• Section 7. Professional Issues
- Introduction
- Crime Scene to Court
- Expert Witness Qualifications and Testimony
- Health and Safety
- Deaths in Custody
- Suicide
- National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME)
- Key Terms
- Review Questions
- Discussion Questions
• Index

Forensic Pathology, the latest volume in the Advanced Forensic Science series that grew out of the recommendations from the 2009 NAS Report serves as a graduate level text for those studying and teaching forensic pathology, and is an excellent reference for forensic pathologists’ libraries or for use in their casework. Coverage includes postmortem interval, autopsy, trauma, causes of death, identification, and professional issues. Edited by a world-renowned leading forensic expert, this series provides a long overdue solution for the forensic science community.

Features
• Provides basic principles of forensic science and an overview of forensic pathology
• Contains sections on postmortem interval, autopsy, trauma, causes of death, and identification
• Includes a section on professional issues, such as crime scene to court, expert witness testimony, health and safety, deaths in custody, and suicide
• Incorporates effective pedagogy, key terms, review questions, discussion questions, and additional reading suggestions

Author
Max M. Houck, Vice President, Forensic and Intelligence Services, LLC