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Oxford Handbook of Forensic Medicine

Oxford Handbook of Forensic Medicine

Author: Jonathan Wyatt; Tim Squires; Guy Norfolk; Jason Payne-James
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199229949
Published In: March 2011
Format: Paperback , 608 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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A guide for specialists and non-specialists who need to understand basic forensic principles
Features case studies using real examples to show how principles can be applied
Combines both forensic medicine - dealing with the living - and forensic pathology - dealing with the dead - for a comprehensive guide
Includes a glossary of medical terms for those working in the legal profession

Forensic medicine covers an amazing range of different subjects and no single individual can expect to be an expert in all of them. The Oxford Handbook of Forensic Medicine provides comprehensive coverage of all areas within this complex discipline. Written for specialists and non-specialists alike, it will appeal to practising forensic scientists, as well as lawyers, police officers, and forensic science students. It shows how forensic medicine has been used in specific cases enabling the reader to apply their knowledge in real life. A detailed glossary of medical terms helps those without medical training to understand medical reports and practices. This easily-portable guide is essential reading for the busy clinical forensic doctor or nurse, and others working at the interface between medicine and law.

Readership: Forensic scientists, forensic science students, lawyers, police officers, and others who are involved in the legal aspects of medicine.

1: Scope of forensic medicine
2: Forensic aspects of death
3: Forensic autopsy
4: Asphyxia
5: Forensic pathology of physical injury
6: The police custody unit
7: Life-threatening emergencies in custody
8: Assessing and managing illness in custody
9: Assessing and managing injury in custody
10: Traffic law and medicine
11: Adult sexual assault
12: Child abuse and neglect
13: Psychiatric aspects
14: Forensic toxicology
15: Forensic science

Jonathan P. Wyatt, Emergency Department Consultant and Forensic Physician, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Cornwall, UK, Tim Squires, Developer, Global Health Academy, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, UK, Guy Norfolk, Founding President, Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine, Royal College of Physicians of London, UK, and Jason Payne-James, Consultant Forensic Physician; Director of Forensic Healthcare Services Ltd; Honorary Senior Lecturer, Cameron Forensic Medical Sciences, Barts & the London School of Medicine; external Consultant to the National Injuries Database and other agencies; Editor of the Journal of Forensic & Legal Medicine, UK

"This is a gem of a book...The chapters on the diagnosis and definition of psychiatric disorder, interpretation of toxicology...and road traffic law...are alone worth the cost of the book. This brilliant book is a must-have for any practitioner who requires quick reference to forensic medicine."