Forensic Pathology

The forensic autopsy; the pathophysiology of death; the establishment of identity; the pathology of wounds; head and spinal injury; chest and abdominal injury; self-inflicted injury; gunshot and explosive deaths; transportation injuries; death in custody - torture; burns and scalds - fire deaths; electrical fatalities; complications of injury; suffocation and asphyxia; fatal pressure on the neck; immersion deaths; neglect, starvation, and hypothermia; death associated with sexual offences; death associated with pregnancy; infanticide and stillbirth; sudden infant death syndrome; fatal child abuse; death associated with surgical procedures; dybarism and barotrauma; the pathology of sudden unexpected death; forensic dentistry for the pathologist; the pathologist and poisoning; forensic aspects of alcohol; carbon monoxide poisoning; agrochemical poisoning; poisoning by medicines; death from narcotics and hallucinogens; corrosive and metallic poisons; death from organic solvents. Appendices: laboratory techniques and staining methods; conversion tables; standard tables of measurements.