Death scene investigation : procedural guide

Content: Section 1: Death Scene Investigation  1. Death Scene Response  2. Natural Deaths  3. Accidental Deaths  4. Suicidal Deaths  5. Homicidal Deaths  Section 2: The Medicolegal Death Investigation  6. The Role of the Medicolegal Death Investigator  7. The Role of the Coroner  8. The Role of the Medical Examiner  9. Autopsy Protocol and the Investigator\'s Role  Section 3: Recovery of Human Remains  10. Searching for Human Remains  11. Surface Recovery of Human Remains  12. Recovery of Buried Human Remains  13. Aquatic Recovery of Human Remains  14. Post Mortem Changes  Section 4: Wound Dynamics and Mechanisms of Injury  15. Asphyxiation  16. Sharp Force Injuries  17. Blunt Force Injuries  18. Chopping Injuries  19. Firearm Injuries - Rifle and Pistol  20. Firearm Injuries - Shotgun  21. Explosive Injuries  22. Thermal Injuries  23. Electrical Injuries  24. Poisoning  25. Drug Related Deaths  Section 5: Special Death Investigations  26. Infant Death  27. Child Deaths  28. Child Sexual Abduction and Murder  29. Sexual Activities Resulting in Death  30. Rape and Sexual Assault Resulting in Death  31. Multiple Victim Death Scenes  Section 6: Death Scene Management, Tasks and Responsibilities  32. Death Scene Management  33. Death Scene Sketching  34. Death Scene Photography  35. Death Scene Videography  36. Death Scene Notes and Observation  Section 7: Death Scene Evidence Processing  37. Documenting and Processing Bloodstain Patterns at the Scene  38. Documenting and Processing the Shooting Scene  39. Documenting and Processing the Post Blast Scene  40. Entomological Evidence  41. Biological Evidence  42. Trace Evidence  43. Friction Ridge Evidence  44. Impression Evidence  Section 8: Death Investigation Checklist  Appendix A: Bloodborne Pathogens  Appendix B: Bloodstain Pattern Decision Matrix  Appendix C: Druggust Fold