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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.
Autorentext
John Gall is a forensic physician in private practice,
Director of Southern Medical Services, Principal of Era Health and
is a staff specialist Forensic Physician in the Victorian
Paediatric Forensic Medical Service, located at the Royal
Children's Hospital and Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne. He is a
member of the International Editorial Board of the Journal of
Legal and Forensic Medicine and Internet Journal of Forensic
Medicine and Toxicology. He has published widely in the field
of clinical forensic medicine and has spent many years teaching
forensic medicine to undergraduates and graduates.
JASON PAYNE-JAMES is a forensic physician. He is Honorary
Senior Lecturer, Cameron Forensic Medical Sciences, Barts & the
London School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of London,
UK. He is Director of Forensic Healthcare Services Ltd. He is
external Consultant to the National Policing Improvement Agency and
to the National Injuries Database in the UK. He is Editor-in-Chief
of the Journal of Forensic & Legal Medicine. He has
published widely in the field of clinical forensic medicine. He has
also co-edited, co-authored and contributed to numerous books in
the field including Black, Aggrawal and Payne-James: 'Age
Estimation in the Living' 2010 (Wiley Blackwell).
Zusammenfassung
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:
Inhalt
List of Contributors.
Foreword.
Preface.
Chapter One: Expert evidence and healthcare professionals.
Introduction.
The adversarial system of justice.
Expert reports.
Evidentiary exclusionary rules.
Pre-trial preparation for expert witnesses.
Appearance.
Timeliness.
Giving of evidence.
Managing cross-examination.
Summary.
References.
Chapter Two: Forensic investigation of biological weapon use.
Introduction.
A choice of words.
Threat assessments.
Presenting features.
Forensic microbiology or microbial forensics?
Assembling evidence from emerging infectious disease biology.
Current constraints.
References.
Appendix.
Chapter Three: The paediatric hymen.
Introduction.
Studies of normal anatomy.
Studies of genital findings in sexually abused girls.
Studies of acute injuries as they heal.
A consideration of test reliability.
Putting it all together.
References.
Chapter Four: Assessment and interpretation of bone trauma in children.
Introduction.
How should I evaluate suspected bone trauma in children?
What radiological investigations identify bone trauma?
How do X-rays detect fractures?
How does ultrasound detect bone injury?
How do nuclear medicine scans detect bone injury?
How does MRI detect bone injury?
How are medical images presented and shared?
What forces cause bones to fracture?
Are some bone injuries diagnostic of child abuse?
What do we know about bone healing in children?
What tests detect fragile bones?
Neonates with fractures: what are the special considerations?
Can the time of bone injury be determined?
Why might an X-ray be reported as normal when bone trauma exists?
Why might an ultrasound appear normal when bone trauma exists?
Why might a nuclear medicine scan appear normal when bone trauma exists?
Why might an X-ray appear abnormal when no bone trauma exists?
Why might a nuclear medicine scan appear abnormal when no bone trauma exists?
How do I deal with correctly interpreted but discordant imaging findings?
Why might an X-ray appear normal and bone scan 'hot' when bone trauma exists?
Why might a fracture seem obvious on plain X-ray but bone scan is 'cold' when bone trauma exists?
When and why should I repeat x-rays?
How does the process of forming a forensic medical opinion differ from the process of diagnosis in clinical medicine?
Why do I need to be aware of my level of confidence in my medical diagnosis?
What factors should I consider when forming a diagnostic opinion about the cause of a chil…