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All too often, police called to the scene of a water-related death may consider it an accidental drowning before they even arrive. But the investigation of these types of deaths requires the same careful and thorough documentation as in other potentially non-natural deaths and these efforts must be carried through all stages of investigation. Water-Related Death Investigation: Practical Methods and Forensic Applications merges the essentials of field investigation with the best practices involved in evidence collection, autopsy performance, and laboratory testing on the deceased involved in a water-related death.Tracking the case process from the scene to the autopsy to the courtroom, this volume examines:The physiology of drowningInvestigative duties of those called to the scene, including securing the scene, searching for evidence, evidence recovery, and body assessmentInvestigative characteristics of various selected scenes, including submerged vehicles, scuba fatalities, pool drowning, erotic drowning, and boating accidentsObtaining decedent, witness, suspect, and first responder informationPre-trial preparation for the field investigator, including exhibits, testimony, and video and audio recordingThe medicolegal autopsyThe forensic pathological and toxicological aspects of deaths due to drowning and bodies recovered from fluid environments.Water-related death investigation involves a continuum of activities performed by a number of trained professionals. This volume demonstrates how the best collective efforts of all individuals involved in the investigation of a water-related death may help to illuminate the truth of the circumstances and unearth any criminality.
Contents
Introduction; E. J. Armstrong, MDDrowning: A Diagnosis of ExclusionDrowning StatisticsThe Drowning ProcessImportance of a Good Scene InvestigationThe Role of the Coroner/Medical Examiner in Medicolegal Death InvestigationInvestigative Duties on Scene; K. L. ErskineSecuring the Scene Determining Scene Boundaries Documenting the Scene Search for Evidence Significance of the Absence or Presence of Clothing or Other Coverings on the BodyInvestigative Characteristics of Selected Scenes On-Scene Body Assessment; K. L. Erskine and E. J. Armstrong, MDIntroductionPostmortem Wandering General Body Assessment Ocular Changes Foam Column/Foam Cone Rigor Mortis (Rigidity) Livor Mortis (Lividity) Lividity vs. Bruising (Contusion)Algor Mortis Physical Wounding of the Body Anthropophagy MaggotsDecomposition Fingerprinting the Deceased in Water-Related Deaths Case Investigation: Obtaining Decedent, Witness, Suspect, and First Responder Information; K. L. ErskineDecedent Information Determining Accuracy of Statements Obtained at SceneNonverbal Communication Why People Lie and How They Attempt to Conceal It Child Witnesses Interviews of Rescue and Recovery Personnel Pretrial Preparation for the Field Investigator; K. L. ErskineIncident Report Chain of Evidence and ExhibitsPretrial InterviewsEyewitness Testimony vs. Circumstantial EvidenceChild Witnesses Expert WitnessesVideo and Audio Recordings Testifying in Court: Credibility, Appearance, and Demeanor Criminal vs. Civil Proceedings Case Studies Medicolegal Investigation of Deaths: Initial Processing; E. J. Armstrong, MDThe Medicolegal Autopsy; E. J. Armstrong, MDIntroduction External Examination: General Information Internal ExaminationReporting Application of Medicine and Pathology to Law: The Forensic Pathologist as an Expert WitnessAsphyxia; E. J. Armstrong, MDThe Forensic Pathological Aspects of Deaths Due to Drowning and Bodies Recovered from Fluid Environments; E. J. Armstrong, MDIntroduction Water-Related Deaths: Initial ProcessingThe Autopsy and the Diagnosis of Drowning and Other Water-Related Injury The Forensic Toxicological Aspects of Deaths Due to Drowning and Bodies Recovered from Fluid Environments; E. J. Armstrong, MDIntroduction EthanolPsychiatric Medications Illicit Drugs and Medications Carbon Monoxide Water-Related Deaths by Manner; E. J. Armstrong, MDHomicidal Water-Related Deaths Suicidal Water-Related Deaths Accidental Water-Related DeathsNatural Water-Related Deaths Undetermined Water-Related DeathsAppendix AAppendix B: Body Drop Rate ChartAppendix C: Body Recovery Checklist and AutomobileAppendix D: Sample Autopsy Report Appendix E: You Make the Call Index
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