Guide to Forensic Pathology Book

	Preface
Pt. I	Introduction
	History	1
	Experts Encountered in Death Investigation	3
	Investigation and Autopsy	12
	Guidelines for the Death Scene Investigator	19
Pt. II	Forensic Pathology
	Cause, Manner, and Mechanism of Death	30
	Time of Death, Decomposition, and Identification	32
	Sudden Natural Death	48
	Firearms	56
	Cutting and Stabbing	61
	Drugs and Alcohol	65
	Asphyxia and Drowning	73
	Electrical and Thermal and Exposure to Extreme Temperatures	80
	Blunt Trauma: General and Motor Vehicle-Pedestrian	85
	Blunt Head Trauma	90
	Pediatric Forensic Pathology	98
Pt. III	Forensic DNA Testing
	DNA Structure	105
	Technical Considerations	112
	Statistical Basis for Interpretation	119
	Concluding Remarks	123
Pt. IV	Commonly Asked Questions	129
Pt. V	Cases	149
Pt. VI	Helpful Hints in Testifying	186
App. A	Photographs	197
App. B	Medical Terminology	229
	Index	243