| Acknowledgments |
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| About the Authors |
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| 1 Medicolegal Death Investigation |
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Death Certification - Cause, Manner and Mechanism of Death |
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Death Certification - Importance |
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Death Investigation Systems |
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Operation of a Medical Examiner System |
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10 | (2) |
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12 | (1) |
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13 | (2) |
| 2 Postmortem Changes, Time of Death and Identification |
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15 | (3) |
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18 | (3) |
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21 | (2) |
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23 | (4) |
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27 | (2) |
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Other Methods for Determining Time of Death |
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29 | (3) |
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32 | (7) |
| 3 Sudden Deaths Due to Natural Disease |
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Deaths Due to Cardiovascular Disease |
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39 | (15) |
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54 | (10) |
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64 | (6) |
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Deaths Related to the Liver, Spleen or Pancreas |
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70 | (4) |
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Miscellaneous Natural Deaths |
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74 | (9) |
| 4 Deaths Due to Electrolyte Abnormalities and Starvation |
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Electrolyte Abnormalities |
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83 | (3) |
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86 | (5) |
| 5 Blunt Trauma Wounds |
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Types of Blunt Force Injuries |
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91 | (19) |
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Blunt Force Injuries of the Head and Neck |
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110 | (30) |
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Blunt Force Injuries of the Chest |
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140 | (10) |
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Blunt Force Injuries of the Abdomen and Pelvis |
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150 | (7) |
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Blunt Force Injuries of the Extremities |
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157 | (2) |
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159 | (8) |
| 6 Sharp Force Wounds |
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167 | (17) |
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184 | (8) |
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192 | (1) |
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Therapeutic or Diagnostic Wounds |
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192 | (1) |
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193 | (6) |
| 7 Ballistic Wounds |
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199 | (2) |
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Common Types of Ammunition |
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201 | (1) |
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Main Types of Common Firearms |
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202 | (2) |
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204 | (2) |
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206 | (6) |
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212 | (5) |
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217 | (3) |
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220 | (4) |
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224 | (10) |
| 8 Asphyxia |
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234 | (12) |
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246 | (3) |
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249 | (18) |
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267 | (12) |
| 9 Sudden Death in Infancy |
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Diagnosis of Intrauterine Deaths (Stillbirth) |
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279 | (1) |
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280 | (1) |
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Sudden Unexplained Infant Death (SUID) |
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281 | (8) |
| 10 Neonaticide, Infanticide and Child Homicide |
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289 | (2) |
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291 | (12) |
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303 | (4) |
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307 | (1) |
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Radiologic Evidence of Child Abuse |
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307 | (6) |
| 11 Deaths Caused by Motor Vehicle Incidents |
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Investigation of Motor Vehicle Deaths |
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313 | (1) |
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314 | (16) |
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Motor Vehicle Restraints and Airbags |
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330 | (4) |
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334 | (2) |
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336 | (9) |
| 12 Mass Fatality Incidents |
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345 | (7) |
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Explosion and Blast Injuries |
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352 | (1) |
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353 | (2) |
| 13 Burns and Fire Deaths |
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355 | (3) |
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358 | (12) |
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370 | (3) |
| 14 Deaths in Water |
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373 | (2) |
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Survival after Prolonged Submersion |
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375 | (1) |
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375 | (4) |
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379 | (1) |
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379 | (1) |
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380 | (1) |
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Unexplained Drowning and Cardiac Channelopathies |
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380 | (1) |
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381 | (1) |
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382 | (1) |
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383 | (2) |
| 15 Electrocution |
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385 | (2) |
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Fractures Caused by Electrocution |
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387 | (1) |
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Involuntary Movements Caused by Electricity-Induced Contraction of Muscle |
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387 | (1) |
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388 | (2) |
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390 | (1) |
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391 | (2) |
| 16 Hyperthermia and Hypothermia: The Effects of Heat and Cold |
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The Effects of Heat and Cold |
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393 | (3) |
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396 | (6) |
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402 | (7) |
| 17 Sexual Assault |
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409 | (3) |
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412 | (6) |
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418 | (3) |
| 18 Deaths in the Elderly |
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421 | (1) |
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421 | (1) |
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422 | (1) |
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Investigation of Abuse or Neglect |
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422 | (6) |
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428 | (5) |
| 19 Sudden Death during or Immediately after a Struggle |
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The Physiology of a Struggle |
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433 | (4) |
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Excited Delirium Syndrome |
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437 | (4) |
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Positional/Restraint Asphyxia |
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441 | (3) |
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Death Due to Choke Holds/Strangulation |
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444 | (2) |
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446 | (1) |
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Electro-Muscular Disruptive Devices (EMDDs) |
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447 | (2) |
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Autopsy, Investigation and Certification of Death |
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449 | (6) |
| 20 Medical Misadventures |
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455 | (3) |
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458 | (4) |
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462 | (7) |
| 21 Interpretive Toxicology and Deaths Due to Drugs |
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Collection of Tissue for Analysis |
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469 | (4) |
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473 | (1) |
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474 | (5) |
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Specific Drugs/Drug Classes |
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479 | (18) |
| 22 Forensic Science and the Forensic Pathologist |
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497 | (1) |
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497 | (6) |
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503 | (2) |
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505 | (1) |
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Analysis of Trace Evidence |
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506 | (3) |
| Appendix A: Forensic Autopsy, Radiography and Photography |
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509 | (4) |
| Appendix B: The Autopsy Report |
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513 | (4) |
| Appendix C: Normal Organ Weights in Adults and Children |
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517 | (2) |
| Index |
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