Diagnostic Pathology: Forensic Autopsy
1. Introduction - p. xiii 2. Videos - p. xix 3. SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC AUTOPSY - p. xix 4. Chapter 1: Hospital vs. Forensic Autopsy - p. xix 5. Chapter 2: History of Forensic Autopsy - p. 7 6. Chapter 3: Death Investigation: Persons and Systems - p. 11 7. Chapter 4: Mental Health - p. 15 8. SECTION 2: PREAUTOPSY CONSIDERATIONS - p. 17 9. Chapter 5: Report of Deaths - p. 17 10. Chapter 6: Scene Investigations - p. 21 11. SECTION 3: EXTERNAL EXAMINATION - p. 25 12. Chapter 7: Photography - p. 25 13. Chapter 8: Radiology - p. 29 14. Chapter 9: Identification - p. 31 15. Chapter 10: Clothing and Personal Effects - p. 33 16. Chapter 11: Items of Medical Intervention - p. 34 17. Chapter 12: Postmortem Changes - p. 35 18. Chapter 13: Specimen and Evidence Collection - p. 55 19. SECTION 4: INTERNAL EXAMINATION - p. 57 20. Chapter 14: Cardiovascular System - p. 57 21. Chapter 15: Hepatobiliary System - p. 71 22. Chapter 16: Gastrointestinal System - p. 79 23. Chapter 17: Genitourinary System - p. 83 24. Chapter 18: Endocrine System - p. 93 25. Chapter 19: Hematopoietic System - p. 97 26. Chapter 20: Bone and Soft Tissue - p. 101 27. Chapter 21: Respiratory System - p. 103 28. Chapter 22: Head and Central Nervous System - p. 121 29. SECTION 5: INJURIES - p. 135 30. Chapter 23: Blast Force and Blunt Force Injuries - p. 135 31. Chapter 24: Trauma to Central Nervous System - p. 165 32. Chapter 25: Transportation-Related Deaths - p. 177 33. Chapter 26: Firearms and Ballistic Injuries - p. 201 34. Chapter 27: Firearm Wound Characteristics - p. 217 35. Chapter 28: Firearm Deaths, Reporting, and Evidence - p. 237 36. Chapter 29: Shotgun Wounds - p. 247 37. Chapter 30: Sharp Force Wounds - p. 259 38. Chapter 31: Drug-Related Deaths - p. 283 39. Chapter 32: Asphyxial Deaths - p. 293 40. Chapter 33: Carbon Monoxide and Toxic Gases - p. 319 41. Chapter 34: Electrocution - p. 327 42. Chapter 35: Environmental Exposure - p. 341 43. Chapter 36: Drowning and Water-Related Deaths - p. 351 44. Chapter 37: Thermal Injuries - p. 361 45. Chapter 38: Animal Predation - p. 379 46. SECTION 6: PEDIATRIC DEATHS - p. 383 47. Chapter 39: Unexplained Sudden Deaths in Infants - p. 383 48. Chapter 40: Injuries in Infancy and Childhood - p. 397 49. Chapter 41: Stillbirth/Infanticide - p. 409 50. Chapter 42: Unexplained Sudden Death in Children - p. 427 51. SECTION 7: SUDDEN NATURAL DEATHS - p. 433 52. Chapter 43: The Negative Autopsy - p. 433 53. Chapter 44: Seizure-Related Deaths - p. 437 54. Chapter 45: Pregnancy-Associated Deaths - p. 441 55. Chapter 46: Obesity - p. 447 56. Chapter 47: Chronic Ethanol Abuse - p. 449 57. SECTION 8: SPECIAL TOPICS - p. 457 58. Chapter 48: In-Custody Deaths - p. 457 59. Chapter 49: Excited Delirium Syndrome - p. 463 60. Chapter 50: Cachexia, Starvation, Eating Disorders, and Neglect - p. 465 61. Chapter 51: Sexual Assault - p. 471 62. Chapter 52: Acute Psychiatric and Stress-Related Deaths - p. 473 63. Chapter 53: Serotonin Syndrome and Drug-Induced Disorders - p. 475 64. SECTION 9: ANCILLARY PROCEDURES - p. 477 65. Chapter 54: Special Dissections - p. 477 66. Chapter 55: Toxicology Testing - p. 481 67. Chapter 56: Microbiology Testing - p. 483 68. Chapter 57: Postmortem Chemistry - p. 491 69. Chapter 58: Histology - p. 497 70. Chapter 59: Forensic Anthropology - p. 501 71. SECTION 10: INTERPRETIVE TOXICOLOGY - p. 513 72. Chapter 60: Alcohol Metabolism and Testing - p. 513 73. Chapter 61: Cocaine - p. 521 74. Chapter 62: Methamphetamine and Amphetamine - p. 525 75. Chapter 63: Heroin and Morphine - p. 527 76. Chapter 64: Prescription Opiates/Opioids - p. 531 77. Chapter 65: Benzodiazepines - p. 537 78. Chapter 66: Antidepressants - p. 541 79. Chapter 67: Ethylene Glycol - p. 543 80. Chapter 68: Non-Ethanol Volatiles - p. 545 81. Chapter 69: Inhalants - p. 549 82. Chapter 70: Heavy Metals - p. 551 83. SECTION 11: THE AUTOPSY REPORT AND THE DEATH CERTIFICATE - p. 555 84. Chapter 71: Autopsy Report - p. 555 85. Chapter 72: Cause of Death - p. 563 86. Chapter 73: Manner of Death; NAME Guidelines - p. 567 87. INDEX - p. 571
Diagnostic Pathology: Forensic Autopsy
1. Introduction - p. xiii 2. Videos - p. xix 3. SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC AUTOPSY - p. xix 4. Chapter 1: Hospital vs. Forensic Autopsy - p. xix 5. Chapter 2: History of Forensic Autopsy - p. 7 6. Chapter 3: Death Investigation: Persons and Systems - p. 11 7. Chapter 4: Mental Health - p. 15 8. SECTION 2: PREAUTOPSY CONSIDERATIONS - p. 17 9. Chapter 5: Report of Deaths - p. 17 10. Chapter 6: Scene Investigations - p. 21 11. SECTION 3: EXTERNAL EXAMINATION - p. 25 12. Chapter 7: Photography - p. 25 13. Chapter 8: Radiology - p. 29 14. Chapter 9: Identification - p. 31 15. Chapter 10: Clothing and Personal Effects - p. 33 16. Chapter 11: Items of Medical Intervention - p. 34 17. Chapter 12: Postmortem Changes - p. 35 18. Chapter 13: Specimen and Evidence Collection - p. 55 19. SECTION 4: INTERNAL EXAMINATION - p. 57 20. Chapter 14: Cardiovascular System - p. 57 21. Chapter 15: Hepatobiliary System - p. 71 22. Chapter 16: Gastrointestinal System - p. 79 23. Chapter 17: Genitourinary System - p. 83 24. Chapter 18: Endocrine System - p. 93 25. Chapter 19: Hematopoietic System - p. 97 26. Chapter 20: Bone and Soft Tissue - p. 101 27. Chapter 21: Respiratory System - p. 103 28. Chapter 22: Head and Central Nervous System - p. 121 29. SECTION 5: INJURIES - p. 135 30. Chapter 23: Blast Force and Blunt Force Injuries - p. 135 31. Chapter 24: Trauma to Central Nervous System - p. 165 32. Chapter 25: Transportation-Related Deaths - p. 177 33. Chapter 26: Firearms and Ballistic Injuries - p. 201 34. Chapter 27: Firearm Wound Characteristics - p. 217 35. Chapter 28: Firearm Deaths, Reporting, and Evidence - p. 237 36. Chapter 29: Shotgun Wounds - p. 247 37. Chapter 30: Sharp Force Wounds - p. 259 38. Chapter 31: Drug-Related Deaths - p. 283 39. Chapter 32: Asphyxial Deaths - p. 293 40. Chapter 33: Carbon Monoxide and Toxic Gases - p. 319 41. Chapter 34: Electrocution - p. 327 42. Chapter 35: Environmental Exposure - p. 341 43. Chapter 36: Drowning and Water-Related Deaths - p. 351 44. Chapter 37: Thermal Injuries - p. 361 45. Chapter 38: Animal Predation - p. 379 46. SECTION 6: PEDIATRIC DEATHS - p. 383 47. Chapter 39: Unexplained Sudden Deaths in Infants - p. 383 48. Chapter 40: Injuries in Infancy and Childhood - p. 397 49. Chapter 41: Stillbirth/Infanticide - p. 409 50. Chapter 42: Unexplained Sudden Death in Children - p. 427 51. SECTION 7: SUDDEN NATURAL DEATHS - p. 433 52. Chapter 43: The Negative Autopsy - p. 433 53. Chapter 44: Seizure-Related Deaths - p. 437 54. Chapter 45: Pregnancy-Associated Deaths - p. 441 55. Chapter 46: Obesity - p. 447 56. Chapter 47: Chronic Ethanol Abuse - p. 449 57. SECTION 8: SPECIAL TOPICS - p. 457 58. Chapter 48: In-Custody Deaths - p. 457 59. Chapter 49: Excited Delirium Syndrome - p. 463 60. Chapter 50: Cachexia, Starvation, Eating Disorders, and Neglect - p. 465 61. Chapter 51: Sexual Assault - p. 471 62. Chapter 52: Acute Psychiatric and Stress-Related Deaths - p. 473 63. Chapter 53: Serotonin Syndrome and Drug-Induced Disorders - p. 475 64. SECTION 9: ANCILLARY PROCEDURES - p. 477 65. Chapter 54: Special Dissections - p. 477 66. Chapter 55: Toxicology Testing - p. 481 67. Chapter 56: Microbiology Testing - p. 483 68. Chapter 57: Postmortem Chemistry - p. 491 69. Chapter 58: Histology - p. 497 70. Chapter 59: Forensic Anthropology - p. 501 71. SECTION 10: INTERPRETIVE TOXICOLOGY - p. 513 72. Chapter 60: Alcohol Metabolism and Testing - p. 513 73. Chapter 61: Cocaine - p. 521 74. Chapter 62: Methamphetamine and Amphetamine - p. 525 75. Chapter 63: Heroin and Morphine - p. 527 76. Chapter 64: Prescription Opiates/Opioids - p. 531 77. Chapter 65: Benzodiazepines - p. 537 78. Chapter 66: Antidepressants - p. 541 79. Chapter 67: Ethylene Glycol - p. 543 80. Chapter 68: Non-Ethanol Volatiles - p. 545 81. Chapter 69: Inhalants - p. 549 82. Chapter 70: Heavy Metals - p. 551 83. SECTION 11: THE AUTOPSY REPORT AND THE DEATH CERTIFICATE - p. 555 84. Chapter 71: Autopsy Report - p. 555 85. Chapter 72: Cause of Death - p. 563 86. Chapter 73: Manner of Death; NAME Guidelines - p. 567 87. INDEX - p. 571
