Essentials of Autopsy Practice: New Advances, Trends and DevelopmentsGuy N. Rutty “Essentials of Autopsy Practice: New Advances, Trends and Developments” provides an update on the advances and developments in autopsy practice. This concise, well-referenced text consists of chapters that can be read independently of each other, in addition to forming a cohesive book, which can act as a laboratory manual or reference guide. This book is designed to be kept in laboratories, offices and mortuaries so that pathologists can quickly reach for it and look up how to undertake procedures or interpret findings found in autopsy practice. Its size and contents make this a day-to-day usable book. Useful to both trainees and consultants in all specialty areas within pathology including forensic pathology, the book also serves as a guide to all those involved in death investigation i.e. nurses, lawyers, paramedics and police officers. |
Contents
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Examination of Fractures at Autopsy | 23 |
The Relationship of Body Weight and Sudden Death | 45 |
Fatal Sexual Abuse in Childhood | 53 |
Elder Abuse and Gerontocide | 77 |
Air Crash Investigation for Histopathologists | 113 |
Bioterrorism | 135 |
The Chronological Dating of Injury | 167 |
Index | 183 |
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Page 55 - Neglect has adopted the following tentative definition of child sexual abuse: contacts or interactions between a child and an adult when the child is being used for the sexual stimulation of the perpetrator or another person. Sexual abuse may also be committed by a person under the age of 18 when that person is either significantly older than the victim or when the perpetrator is in a position of power or control over another child.
Page 55 - the involvement of dependent, developmentally immature children and adolescents in sexual activities that they do not fully comprehend, are unable to give informed consent to, and that violate the social taboos of family roles' (Schechter and Roberge, 1976, p.
Page 81 - Abuse" shall mean an act or omission which results in harm or threatened harm to the health or welfare of an elderly person. Abuse includes intentional infliction of physical or mental injury; sexual abuse; or withholding of necessary food, clothing, and medical care to meet the physical and mental needs of an elderly person by one having care, custody or responsibility of an elderly person.
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