Simpson's Forensic Medicine, 12Ed

Richard Shepherd is Senior Lecturer in Forensic Medicine, Forensic Medicine Unit, St George's Hospital Medical and Dental School, London, UK

Prelims
Simpson Obituary
Contents
Preface
1 The Doctor and the Law
2 The Ethics of Medical Practice
3 Medical Malpractice
4 The MedicoLegal Aspects of Mental Disease
5 The Medical Aspects of Death
6 Changes after Death
7 Identification of the living and the dead
8 Blood Stains
9 The examination of wounds
10 Regional Injuries
11 Firearm and Explosive Injuries
12 Transportation Injuries
13 Asphyxia
14 Immersion & Drowning
15 Injury due to heat cold & electricity
16 Effects of Injuries
17 Unexpected and Sudden Death from Natural Causes
18 Sexual Offences
19 Pregnancy & Abortion
20 Death ands Injury in Infancy
21 Neglect, Starvation and abuse of Human Rights
22 General Aspects of Poisoning
23 Alcohol
24 Drugs of Dependence and Abuse
25 Medicinal Poisons
26 Corrosive and metallic Poisons
27 Agrochemical Poisons
28 Gaseous Poisons
29 Miscellaneous Poisons
Appendix 1 Guidelines for an autopsy and exhumation
Appendix 2 Preparation of the reagent for the Kastel-Meyer Test