In this new volume of the globally recognized Forensic Pathology Reviews, Dr. Michael Tsokos has gathered chapters from the top experts in the field to reveal both the applied and scientific areas of expertise along the broad spectrum of forensics studies.

Apply the latest scientific advances to current problems in forensic pathology Understand new diagnostic techniques and their application to death investigation Reduce literature search time with extensive up-to-date bibliographies

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Prof. Dr. Michael Tsokos, geboren 1967 in Kiel, leitet das Institut für Rechtsmedizin der Charité und das Landesinstitut für gerichtliche und soziale Medizin in Berlin. Er ist der bekannteste deutsche Rechtsmediziner und als Experte im In- und Ausland tätig, beispielsweise für die UN zur Identifizierung ziviler Opfer in Kriegsgebieten. 2005 wurde ihm der Medienpreis "Bambi" für seinen Einsatz bei der Identifizierungs-Mission deutscher Tsunami-Opfer in Thailand verliehen.

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In this new volume of the globally recognized Forensic Pathology Reviews, Dr. Michael Tsokos has gathered chapters from the top experts in the field to reveal both the applied and scientific areas of expertise along the broad spectrum of forensics studies. Volume 5 piques the mind as leading forensic pathologists from the United States and around the world offer advanced insight into death caused environmental conditions, trauma, neuropathology, natural causes, and ballistics. The authors of this volume further their exploration as they impart research related to identification, serial murder, histopathology, and age estimation. While unveiling unsurpassed and cutting-edge knowledge, Forensic Pathology Reviews, Volume 5 will also inspire emerging forensic scientists to immerse themselves in innovative research.

Inhalt
Death from Environmental Conditions.- Death Due to Hypothermia Morphological Findings, their Pathogenesis and Diagnostic Value.- Trauma.- Fatal Falls from Height.- Understanding Craniofacial Blunt Force Injury: A Biomechanical Perspective.- Electrocution and the Autopsy.- Forensic Neuropathology.- Central Nervous System Alterations in Alcohol Abuse.- The Medicolegal Evaluation of Excited Delirium.- Death from Natural Causes.- Myocardial Bridging: Is it Really a Cause of Sudden Cardiac Death?.- Nontraumatic Intramuscular Hemorrhages Associated with Death Caused by Internal Diseases.- Ballistics.- Forensic Ballistics.- Identification.- Unique Characteristics at Autopsy that may be Useful in Identifying Human Remains.- The Forensic and Cultural Implications of Tattooing.- Serial Murder.- The Interaction, Roles, and Responsibilities of the FBI Profiler and the Forensic Pathologist in the Investigation of Serial Murder.- Forensic Histopathology.- Forensic Histopathology.- Forensic Age Estimation.- Forensic Age Estimation of Live Adolescents and Young Adults.