Forensic Sciences in Clinical Medicine

An examination of injury patterns resulting from physical, chemical or environmental agents. The discussions seek to help the reader to recognize the characteristics of different pathological changes, to describe the effect of trauma on the human body and to properly handle forensic evidence.

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Shows you how the body reacts to traumatic events...so injuries can be better identified, assessed, and treated! In this brand-new book, Dr. William Anderson looks at injury patterns resulting from physical, chemical, and environmental agents. His easy-to-follow discussions help you to: - Recognise the unique and reproducible characteristics of different pathologic changes - Describe the effect of trauma on the human body using methods such as gross observation...histologic interpretation...and biochemical, toxicological, and microbiological analysis - Grasp the connection between the magnitude of the traumatic force and the degree of the injury - Apply pathologic data to the clinical evaluation and treatment of the patient Understand the surgical pathology of trauma - Properly handle and document forensic evidence, including bullets, fibers, and clothing. Plus ...more than 700 illustrations--including 325 in full colour --give you a true-to-life view of the pathology of trauma. This ground-breaking resource will be an essential guide for anyone interested in injury patterns