Diagnostic Pathology: Forensic Autopsy

• Provides expert guidance on accurate diagnoses of the findings and patterns encountered in the forensic autopsy, as well as cause of death procedures
• Covers key topics such as opioid and drug deaths, including new drugs and their toxicology; deaths and investigations in custody; infant and child deaths, including SIDS and overlaying; and infant and child neck trauma, including shaken baby syndrome
• Contains the necessary information to aid in the performance of both routine and complicated forensic autopsies
• Features hundreds of high-quality images throughout, including full-color illustrations and clinical and gross pathology photographs—all carefully annotated to highlight the most diagnostically significant factors
• Features a templated, highly formatted design; concise, bulleted text; key facts in each chapter; and an extensive index for easy reference
• Offers authoritative, readable coverage for those who need to learn and understand important aspects of forensic autopsy, including coroners, medico-legal death investigators, and legal investigators
• Includes the enhanced eBook version, which allows you to search all text, figures, and references on a variety of devices

hospital pathologists who perform forensic autopsies, pathologists’ assistants (PAs), FP fellows, pathology residents, medical examiners who are not FPs