Mason's forensic medicine for lawyers. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Forensic medicine for lawyers
• Further Information: Note: Helen Whitwell, Emeritus Forensic Pathologist on the Home Office Register, Katy Thorne, Barrister, Doughty Street Chambers, Alexander Kolar, Forensic Pathologist on the Home Office Register, Paul Harvey, Barrister, Doughty Street Chambers, and Lawyer, Registry of the European Court of Human Rights.
• Authors: Whitwell, Helen L; Thorne, Katy; Kolar, Alexander; (Barrister), Harvey, Paul
• Other Names: Cowan, Sharon
• Contents: Contents1 Introduction to human anatomy and physiology 2 An introduction to clinical medicine and clinical investigation 3 The autopsy procedure 4 Medical aspects of death 5 Coroners' courts and fatal accident inquiries 6 Sudden natural death 7 Wounding: injuries and their interpretation 8 Ballistics: injury and death due to firearms 9 Head injury and other brain pathology 10 Major blunt impact trauma: road traffic collisions and falls 11 Asphyxia, pressure to the neck and similar entities 12 Drowning and hypothermia 13 Heat, fire and electricity 14 Child injuries and deaths 15 Sexual assaults 16 Forensic odontology17 Forensic toxicology18 Care of detainees 19 Deaths in state settings 20 Criminal justice in the United Kingdom 21 Role and duties of the expert.
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury Professional
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (624 pages)
• Subjects: 614.1; Personal injury; Medical jurisprudence; Forensic Medicine; Law -- Torts; Negligence
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781784510374; 1784510378
• Related ISBNs: 9781780434766
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.