Forensic Pathology

<p>Section 1. Overview</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Principles of Forensic Science</p> <p>Forensic Classification of Evidence</p> <p>Interpretation/The Comparative Method</p> <p>Clinical Forensic Medicine—Overview</p> <p>Forensic Pathology—Principles and Overview</p> <p>History of Forensic Sciences</p> <p>Key Terms</p> <p>Review Questions</p> <p>Discussion Questions</p> <p>Section 2. Postmortem Interval</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Postmortem Interval</p> <p>Early and Late Postmortem Changes</p> <p>Estimation of the Time Since Death</p> <p>Vital Reactions and Wound Healing</p> <p>Key Terms</p> <p>Review Questions</p> <p>Discussion Questions</p> <p>Section 3. Autopsy</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>External Postmortem Examination</p> <p>Autopsy</p> <p>Histopathology</p> <p>Postmortem Imaging</p> <p>Key Terms</p> <p>Review Questions</p> <p>Discussion Questions</p> <p>Section 4. Trauma</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Blunt Injury</p> <p>Burns and Scalds</p> <p>Asphyctic Deaths—Overview and Pathophysiology</p> <p>Strangulation</p> <p>Traumatic and Postural Asphyxia, Physical Restraint</p> <p>Immersion Deaths</p> <p>Sharp Trauma</p> <p>Systemic Response to Trauma</p> <p>Gunshot Wounds</p> <p>Domestic Violence</p> <p>Child Abuse</p> <p>Defense Wounds</p> <p>Self-Inflicted Injury</p> <p>Torture</p> <p>Traffic Injuries and Deaths</p> <p>Key Terms</p> <p>Review Questions</p> <p>Discussion Questions</p> <p>Section 5. Causes of Death</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Sudden Natural Death</p> <p>Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)</p> <p>Hyperthermia and Hypothermia</p> <p>Electrocution and Lightning Strike</p> <p>Deaths Associated with Medical Procedures</p> <p>Neonaticide</p> <p>Key Terms</p> <p>Review Questions</p> <p>Discussion Questions</p> <p>Section 6. Identification</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Identification</p> <p>Forensic Age Estimation</p> <p>Personal Identification in Forensic Anthropology</p> <p>Identification of the Living</p> <p>The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)</p> <p>Disaster Victim Identification</p> <p>Airplane Crashes and Other Mass Disasters</p> <p>Key Terms</p> <p>Review Questions</p> <p>Discussion Questions</p> <p>Section 7. Professional Issues</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Crime Scene to Court</p> <p>Expert Witness Qualifications and Testimony</p> <p>Health and Safety</p> <p>Deaths in Custody</p> <p>Suicide</p> <p>National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME)</p> <p>Key Terms</p> <p>Review Questions</p> <p>Discussion Questions</p>