Current Practice in Forensic Medicine (ePub)

Although forensic medicine has been in existence for centuries in
one guise or another, it is only with the recent growth in
international research that it has begun to be acknowledged as a
specific discipline in its own right. Many areas of progress are
being made and this text aims to provide a unique, in-depth and
critical update on selected topics that are of direct relevance to
those practicing in the field including lawyers, police, medical
and dental practitioners, forensic scientists and
postgraduate/undergraduate medical students and undergraduate law
students preparing for forensic medicine examinations.

This volume is designed to cover the wider aspects of forensic
medicine, including the law, science, medicine (forensic pathology,
clinical forensic medicine and forensic psychiatry) and dentistry.
Topics covered include subjects of debate and/or uncertainty in
areas where significant advances have been made and in those of
current relevance to the forensic profession, Chapters provide a
variety of approaches to the areas under discussion with reviews of
current knowledge, information on significant changes and pointers
to the future that the reader should be aware of.

Features:

* An authoritative review, for forensic medicine practitioners
throughout the world, from leading international experts in the
field.

* Provides critical commentary and updates on current
practice.

* Topics include: a guide to the presentation of forensic medical
evidence, bioterrorism, the paediatric hymen, assessment and
interpretation of bone trauma in children, adult sexual assault,
genital photography, forensic photography, common errors in injury
interpretation, self-inflicted injuries and associated
psychological profiles, bite marks and the role of the pathologist
in aviation disasters.

* Includes a wealth of four colour figures to illustrate key
points discussed within the text.