Forensic medicine, as a branch of medicine, is a multidisciplinary subject and covers a wide spectrum of professional interests and deals with aspects of medicine which interact with the law. Forensic medicine serves not only the criminal justice system, but also the public health and public safety. The medicolegal or forensic investigations provide scientific and physical evidence to convict the guilty and protect the innocent. Forensic investigations also aid civil litigation, such as in medical malpractice, personal injury, and life insurance claims. The services of forensic medicine are critical for many aspects of public health practice and medical research, including disease surveillance and injury prevention, as well as evaluation of the quality of health. Forensic death investigations are emerging to be important in responding to bio-terrorism. Forensic autopsy provides an invaluable source of human tissues for medical research.
目錄:
Part Ⅰ Introduction to Forensic Medicine
Chapter 1 Concept of Forensic Medicine
Chapter 2 The Patients Doctors and Law
Chapter 3 History and Development of Forensic Medicine
Part Ⅱ Forensic Pathology
Chapter 1 Medicolegal Aspect of Death
Chapter 2 Postmortem Changes and Time of Death
Chapter 3 Sharp Force Trauma
Chapter 4 Blunt Force Trauma
Chapter 5 Firearm Injuries
Chapter 6 Forensic Interpretation of Mechanical Injuries
Chapter 7 Transportation Injuries
Chapter 8 Sudden Deaths due to Natural Diseases
Chapter 9 Asphyxia
Chapter 10 Drowning
Chapter 11 Deaths due to Fire and the Effects of Heat and Cold
Chapter 12 Electrical and Lightning Injuries
Chapter 13 Medicolegal investigation of deaths in Children
Chapter 14 Sexual Offense
Chapter 15 Medical Tangle and Medical Malpractice
Chapter 16 Forensic Autopsy
Chapter 17 Virtual Autopsy
Chapter 18 DeathinCustody
Part Ⅲ Clinical Forensic Medicine
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Clinical Forensic Medical Examination
Part Ⅳ Forensic Toxicology
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Commori Poisoning Substances
Part Ⅴ Forensic Evidence and Serology
Chapter 1 Forensic Serology
Chapter 2 Forensic DNA Analysis
Part Ⅵ Forensic Psychiatry
Chapter 1 Judicial Appraisal of Mental Illness and Applicable Laws
Chapter 2 Common Mental Illness in Judicial Apprasial
Chapter 3 Contents and Procedures of Mental Illness Appraisal