Color Atlas of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Charles A. Catanese, Charles Catanese (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

648 Seiten

2016 | 2nd edition
Crc Press Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4665-8590-4 (ISBN)

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Now in its second edition, the best-selling Color Atlas of Forensic Medicine and Pathology is an easy-to-read reference covering forensic pathology principles, from basic to advanced concepts relating to all manners of death. Featuring over 1600 full-color images, including 400 more photographs than the first edition, this book provides unparalleled photographic illustration to enhance understanding for medical and non-medically trained personnel.

Providing thorough visual demonstrations of postmortem changes of the human body, the book presents the different kinds of patterns produced in deaths resulting from

Natural causes
Diagnostic procedures
Therapeutic procedures
Substance abuse
Poisoning
Child abuse
Firearms
Blunt instruments
Sharp instruments
Burns
Asphyxia

The book also includes an entirely new section on histopathology. The text uses specific, detailed language to describe what is represented in each photo and to make side-by-side comparisons of similar but distinct pathologies. The Color Atlas of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, Second Edition is an invaluable professional reference for death investigators, medical examiners, and forensic pathologists.

Charles A. Catanese, MD, was the chief medical examiner in Orange County, New York. He completed his medical school education at State University of New York Downstate Medical Center and his residency training at State University Hospital–Kings County Hospital complex in Brooklyn, New York. He is board certified by the American Board of Pathology in anatomic pathology and forensic pathology. He has personally performed more than 5,000 autopsies, including more than 500 homicides and has supervised countless others. He has worked as a private consultant providing locums coverage in the states of New Hampshire, New Jersey, Tennessee, Rhode Island, Vermont, and New York. He has also served as an examiner in the wake of several high-profile disasters, including the TWA Flight 800 crash in 1996, the American Airlines Flight 587 crash in 2001, and for nine months examining fatalities from the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

Sudden Natural Death in a Forensic Setting. Therapeutic Interventions, Complications, and Accidents. Substance Abuse and Poisoning. Postmortem Change and Time of Death. Pediatric Forensic Pathology. Blunt-Force Injuries. Sharp-Force Injuries. Gunshot Wounds. Burns. Asphyxia. Histology. Forensic Photography.

Zusatzinfo	2058 Illustrations, color
Verlagsort	Bosa Roca
Sprache	englisch
Maße	210 x 280 mm
Gewicht	1360 g
Themenwelt	Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Pathologie
	Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Rechtsmedizin
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
ISBN-10	1-4665-8590-0 / 1466585900
ISBN-13	978-1-4665-8590-4 / 9781466585904
Zustand	Neuware