Multidisciplinary Medico-Legal Death Investigation

Download or read book Multidisciplinary Medico-Legal Death Investigation written by Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2018-05-31 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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