Simpson's Forensic Medicine, 13th Edition

Cover......Page 1
Book title......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
About the authors......Page 7
Foreword......Page 8
Preface......Page 9
Acknowledgements and authors’ note......Page 10
List of picture credits......Page 11
1 Principles of forensic practice......Page 12
2 The ethics of medical practice......Page 23
3 The medical aspects of death......Page 35
4 Identification of the living and the dead......Page 46
5 The appearance of the body after death......Page 53
6 Unexpected and sudden death from natural causes......Page 65
7 Deaths and injury in infancy......Page 76
8 Assessment, classification and documentation of injury......Page 87
9 Regional injuries......Page 109
10 Ballistic injuries......Page 122
11 Use of force and restraint......Page 132
12 Sexual assault......Page 140
13 Child assault and protection......Page 146
14 Transportation medicine......Page 153
15 Asphyxia......Page 162
16 Immersion and drowning......Page 174
17 Heat, cold and electrical trauma......Page 180
18 Principles of toxicology......Page 192
19 Alcohol......Page 199
20 Licit and illicit drugs......Page 204
21 Medicinal poisons......Page 217
22 Miscellaneous poisons......Page 221
23 Principles of forensic science......Page 227
24 Allied forensic specialties......Page 246
Appendix 1: Guidelines for an autopsy and exhumation......Page 251
Appendix 2: Widmark’s formula......Page 254
Appendix 3: Diagnosing poisoning – Carbon monoxide. Health Protection Agency guidelines......Page 255
B......Page 256
C......Page 257
E......Page 258
G......Page 259
I......Page 260
N......Page 261
R......Page 262
T......Page 263
Y......Page 264