Description
Multidisciplinary Medico-legal Death Investigation: Role of Consultants is the only book in the field that focuses on the role consultants have in medical examiner/coroner offices. The book provides a multidisciplinary view on the topic by including specialized fields, such as anesthesiology, surgery, radiology, including CT scan, pediatrics, cardiology-electrophysiology, cardiac pathology, forensic anthropology and odontology, firearms examination, firearms, eye pathology and psychiatry/psychology. Coverage also includes chapters on specialized topics, including high profile cases, the media, business continuity planning, envenomations, the importance of quality assurance and peer review, and quality assurance in a medico-legal death investigation office.This one-of-a-kind resource is ideal for those in the medico-legal death investigation field and professionals in the criminal and civil justice system.- Covers many fields, including anesthesiology, surgery, and radiology, including CT scan, pediatrics, cardiology-electrophysiology, cardiac pathology, forensic anthropology and odontology, firearms examination, and more- Includes contributions by world-renowned specialists- Presents comprehensive case studies and examples of consultation reports
Table of Contents
1. Role of the CardiacElectrophysiologist2. Role of the Consultant in Pediatrics3. Role of the Consultant in Forensic Radiology4. Role of the Consultant in Anesthesia5. Role of the Consultant in Surgery6. Role of the Consultant in Forensic Odontology7. Role of the Consultant in Forensic Anthropology8. Role of the Consultant in Forensic Psychology and Psychiatry9. Role of the Cardiac Pathologist in Evaluating Sudden Natural Deaths10. Envenomations and the Forensic Pathologist11. High Profile Cases12. Quality Assurance in a Medical Examiner-Coroner Office13. Business Continuity Planning in a Medical Examiner-Coroner Office14. Firearms - Special Topics15. Virtual Autopsy and CT Scans16. Eye Pathology17. Firearms Examiner18. Quality Assurance and Peer Review
