Handbook of Forensic Medicine
Published on 18. April 2014
Book
Hardback
1312 pages
978-0-470-97999-0 (ISBN)
Description
Forensic Medicine encompasses all areas in which medicine and law interact. This book covers diverse aspects of forensic medicine including forensic pathology, traumatology and violent death, sudden and unexpected death, clinical forensic medicine, toxicology, traffic medicine, identification, haemogenetics and medical law. A knowledge of all these subdisciplines is necessary in order to solve routine as well as more unusual cases.
Taking a comprehensive approach the book m.oves beyond a focus on forensic pathology to include clinical forensic medicine and forensic toxicology. All aspects of forensic medicine are covered to meet the specialist needs of daily casework. Aspects of routine analysis and quality control are addressed in each chapter. The book provides coverage of the latest developments in forensic molecular biology, forensic toxicology, molecular pathology and immunohistochemistry.
A must-have reference for every specialist in the field this book is set to become the bench-mark for the international forensic medical community.
Taking a comprehensive approach the book m.oves beyond a focus on forensic pathology to include clinical forensic medicine and forensic toxicology. All aspects of forensic medicine are covered to meet the specialist needs of daily casework. Aspects of routine analysis and quality control are addressed in each chapter. The book provides coverage of the latest developments in forensic molecular biology, forensic toxicology, molecular pathology and immunohistochemistry.
A must-have reference for every specialist in the field this book is set to become the bench-mark for the international forensic medical community.
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Professor Burkhard Madea, Head of Institute of Forensic Medicine, Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Bonn, Germany.
Content
Contents ix
List of Contributors xix
Preface xxii
Foreword by Duarte Nuno Vieira xxiii
PART I Duties of Forensic 1
1 History of Forensic Medicine 3
Burkhard Madea
2 Duties of Forensic Medicine 15
Burkhard Madea and Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton
3 Forensic Medicine and Human Rights 18
Hans Petter Hougen
4 International Guidelines and Accreditation in Forensic Medicine 34
Peter Wiegand, Burkhard Madea and Frank Musshoff
PART II Medical Aspects of Death 47
5 Nature and Defi nition of Death 49
Burkhard Madea
6 Certification of Death: External Postmortem Examination 57
Burkhard Madea and Antonella Argo
7 Postmortem Changes and Time Since Death 75
Burkhard Madea, Claus Henssge, Saskia Reibe, Michael Tsokos and Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton
8 Cremation 134
Claas T. Buschmann and Michael Tsokos
9 Autopsy 138
Peter J. T. Knudsen, Jørgen L. Thomsen, Garyfalia Ampanozi and Michael J. Thali
10 The Doctor, the Dead and Their Relatives 161
Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton
11 Transplantation 166
Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton
12 Anthropology and Osteology 171
Cristina Cattaneo and Daniele Gibelli
13 Mass Disaster Victim Identification 192
Ruediger Lessig and Mechthild Prinz
PART III Traumatology and Violent Death 201
14 Legal Aspects of Traumatology and Violent Death 203
Philip Beh
15 Traumatology and Criminology 207
Philip Beh
16 Introduction to Some Biomechanical Principles 211
Heinz-Dieter Wehner
17 Sequelae of Traumatic Injuries and Causes of Death 216
Guy Rutty and Michael Tsokos
18 Vital Reactions and Wound Age Estimation 237
Burkhard Madea, Wolfgang Grellner and Toshikazu Kondo
19 Mechanical Trauma and Classification of Wounds 253
Burkhard Madea, Stefan Pollak, Annette Thierauf, Christoph Meissner, Manfred Oehmichen and Peter Mygind Leth
20 Forensic Ballistics: Injuries from Gunshots, Explosives and Arrows 328
Bernd Karger
21 Injuries due to Asphyxiation and Drowning 367
Wolfgang Keil, Philippe Lunetta, Richard Vann and Burkhard Madea
22 Injuries due to Heat 451
Burkhard Madea
23 Injuries due to Cold 468
Burkhard Madea
24 Electrocution and Lightning 477
Ryan Blumenthal
25 Starvation and Neglect 495
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26 Infanticide 504
Thomas Bajanowski and Mechtild M. Vennemann
27 Death during Pregnancy 516
Eberhard Lignitz, Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton and Veronique Henn
28 Auto-Erotic Death 525
Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton and Burkhard Madea
29 Death in Abnormal Positions: Physical Restraint 528
John C. Hunsaker III
30 Sexual Homicide 539
Philip Beh
31 Medical Malpractice 545
Burkhard Madea
32 Special Issues Regarding Expert Evidence in Violent Death 562
Rainer Amberg, Burkhard Madea, Jørgen L. Thomsen, Martin Worm-Leonhard and Paolo Procaccianti
PART IV Sudden and Unexpected Death from Natural 597
33 Natural Causes of Sudden Death 599
Emanuela Turillazzi, Stefania Bello and Vittorio Fineschi
34 Postmortem Biochemistry as an Aid in Determining the Cause of Death 630
Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton and L. Aurelio Luna
35 Sudden and Unexpected Deaths in Infants and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 647
Thomas Bajanowski and Mechtild M. Vennemann
PART V Clinical Forensic Medicine 679
36 Sexual Abuse 681
Cristina Cattaneo, Daniele Gibelli and Marina Ruspa
37 Non-Sexual Abuse in Children 702
Robert A. Minns, Burkhard Madea and Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton
38 Intimate Partner and Domestic Violence 746
Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton
39 School Violence 751
Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton
40 Violence Against Homosexuals 757
Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton
41 Violence Against the Elderly 761
John C. Hunsaker III
42 Self-Harm 776
Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton
43 Age Estimation in Living Individuals 791
Andreas Schmeling
PART VI Forensic Psychiatry 811
44 Forensic Psychiatry 813
Alan R. Felthous and Henning Saß
PART VII Toxicology 829
45 Legal Aspects of Toxicology 831
Ilkka Ojanperä and Erkki Vuori
46 Epidemiology and Adverse Drug Reactions 840
Olaf H. Drummer, Dimitri Gerostamoulos and Jennifer L. Pilgrim
47 Suspicion of Poisoning 845
Robert J. Flanagan, Graham R. Jones, Hans H. Maurer and Markus R. Meyer
48 Toxicological Analysis: Drug Screening and Confi rmation 866
Olaf H. Drummer and Dimitri Gerostamoulos
49 Issues Affecting Interpretation: Stability and Artefacts 873
Gisela Skopp
50 Toxicokinetics and Toxicogenetics 889
Markus R. Meyer and Hans H. Maurer
51 Toxicology of Specific Substances 900
Alan Wayne Jones, Frank Musshoff, Thomas Kraemer, Andrea E. Schwaninger, Dimitri Gerostamoulos, Olaf H. Drummer, Gustav Drasch, Marie A. Balíková, Jochen Beyer, Helena Teixeira, Mario Thevis and Wilhelm Schänzer
PART VIII Traffi c Medicine 995
52 Driving Aptitude and Fitness to Drive 997
Günter Berghaus and Eva Schnabel
53 Effects of Cardiovascular Disease on Fitness to Drive 1011
Werner Jung
54 Effects of Vision and Visual Fields on Fitness to Drive 1024
Patrick Vivell
55 Effects of Epilepsy on Fitness to Drive 1033
Jürgen Bauer
56 Effects of Diabetes on Fitness to Drive 1036
Wulf Quester
57 Epidemiology and Causal Factors in Fitness to Drive 1044
Günter Berghaus
58 Effects of Alcohol on Fitness to Drive 1057
Alan Wayne Jones
59 Effects of Illegal Drugs on Fitness to Drive 1074
Frank Musshoff
60 Effects of Medicinal Drugs on Fitness to Drive 1087
Eef L. Theunissen, Kim P. C. Kuypers, Annemiek Vermeeren, Eric F. Vuurman and Johannes G. Ramaekers
61 Toxicological Markers of Chronic Alcohol Abuse 1099
Fritz Pragst
62 Traffic Accidents 1108
Heinz-Dieter Wehner and Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton
PART IX Identifi cation 1141
63 Forensic DNA Analysis 1143
Mechthild Prinz and Ruediger Lessig
64 Forensic Anthropology 1184
Cristina Cattaneo and Daniele Gibelli
65 Forensic Odontology 1193
Ruediger Lessig
PART X The Doctor and the Law 1205
66 The Doctor and the Law 1207
Brigitte Tag
PART XI Insurance Medicine 1239
67 Personal Injury Assessment 1241
Teresa Magalhães and Duarte Nuno Vieira
67.1 Introduction 1241
67.2 Aim of personal injury assessment and reparation 1242
67.3 General aspects for forensic medical assessment 1243
67.4 Specifics of forensic medical reports for personal injury assessment 1246
67.5 Conclusions 1251
Further Reading 1253
Burkhard Madea
Index 1257
List of Contributors xix
Preface xxii
Foreword by Duarte Nuno Vieira xxiii
PART I Duties of Forensic 1
1 History of Forensic Medicine 3
Burkhard Madea
2 Duties of Forensic Medicine 15
Burkhard Madea and Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton
3 Forensic Medicine and Human Rights 18
Hans Petter Hougen
4 International Guidelines and Accreditation in Forensic Medicine 34
Peter Wiegand, Burkhard Madea and Frank Musshoff
PART II Medical Aspects of Death 47
5 Nature and Defi nition of Death 49
Burkhard Madea
6 Certification of Death: External Postmortem Examination 57
Burkhard Madea and Antonella Argo
7 Postmortem Changes and Time Since Death 75
Burkhard Madea, Claus Henssge, Saskia Reibe, Michael Tsokos and Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton
8 Cremation 134
Claas T. Buschmann and Michael Tsokos
9 Autopsy 138
Peter J. T. Knudsen, Jørgen L. Thomsen, Garyfalia Ampanozi and Michael J. Thali
10 The Doctor, the Dead and Their Relatives 161
Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton
11 Transplantation 166
Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton
12 Anthropology and Osteology 171
Cristina Cattaneo and Daniele Gibelli
13 Mass Disaster Victim Identification 192
Ruediger Lessig and Mechthild Prinz
PART III Traumatology and Violent Death 201
14 Legal Aspects of Traumatology and Violent Death 203
Philip Beh
15 Traumatology and Criminology 207
Philip Beh
16 Introduction to Some Biomechanical Principles 211
Heinz-Dieter Wehner
17 Sequelae of Traumatic Injuries and Causes of Death 216
Guy Rutty and Michael Tsokos
18 Vital Reactions and Wound Age Estimation 237
Burkhard Madea, Wolfgang Grellner and Toshikazu Kondo
19 Mechanical Trauma and Classification of Wounds 253
Burkhard Madea, Stefan Pollak, Annette Thierauf, Christoph Meissner, Manfred Oehmichen and Peter Mygind Leth
20 Forensic Ballistics: Injuries from Gunshots, Explosives and Arrows 328
Bernd Karger
21 Injuries due to Asphyxiation and Drowning 367
Wolfgang Keil, Philippe Lunetta, Richard Vann and Burkhard Madea
22 Injuries due to Heat 451
Burkhard Madea
23 Injuries due to Cold 468
Burkhard Madea
24 Electrocution and Lightning 477
Ryan Blumenthal
25 Starvation and Neglect 495
Burkhard Madea
26 Infanticide 504
Thomas Bajanowski and Mechtild M. Vennemann
27 Death during Pregnancy 516
Eberhard Lignitz, Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton and Veronique Henn
28 Auto-Erotic Death 525
Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton and Burkhard Madea
29 Death in Abnormal Positions: Physical Restraint 528
John C. Hunsaker III
30 Sexual Homicide 539
Philip Beh
31 Medical Malpractice 545
Burkhard Madea
32 Special Issues Regarding Expert Evidence in Violent Death 562
Rainer Amberg, Burkhard Madea, Jørgen L. Thomsen, Martin Worm-Leonhard and Paolo Procaccianti
PART IV Sudden and Unexpected Death from Natural 597
33 Natural Causes of Sudden Death 599
Emanuela Turillazzi, Stefania Bello and Vittorio Fineschi
34 Postmortem Biochemistry as an Aid in Determining the Cause of Death 630
Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton and L. Aurelio Luna
35 Sudden and Unexpected Deaths in Infants and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 647
Thomas Bajanowski and Mechtild M. Vennemann
PART V Clinical Forensic Medicine 679
36 Sexual Abuse 681
Cristina Cattaneo, Daniele Gibelli and Marina Ruspa
37 Non-Sexual Abuse in Children 702
Robert A. Minns, Burkhard Madea and Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton
38 Intimate Partner and Domestic Violence 746
Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton
39 School Violence 751
Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton
40 Violence Against Homosexuals 757
Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton
41 Violence Against the Elderly 761
John C. Hunsaker III
42 Self-Harm 776
Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton
43 Age Estimation in Living Individuals 791
Andreas Schmeling
PART VI Forensic Psychiatry 811
44 Forensic Psychiatry 813
Alan R. Felthous and Henning Saß
PART VII Toxicology 829
45 Legal Aspects of Toxicology 831
Ilkka Ojanperä and Erkki Vuori
46 Epidemiology and Adverse Drug Reactions 840
Olaf H. Drummer, Dimitri Gerostamoulos and Jennifer L. Pilgrim
47 Suspicion of Poisoning 845
Robert J. Flanagan, Graham R. Jones, Hans H. Maurer and Markus R. Meyer
48 Toxicological Analysis: Drug Screening and Confi rmation 866
Olaf H. Drummer and Dimitri Gerostamoulos
49 Issues Affecting Interpretation: Stability and Artefacts 873
Gisela Skopp
50 Toxicokinetics and Toxicogenetics 889
Markus R. Meyer and Hans H. Maurer
51 Toxicology of Specific Substances 900
Alan Wayne Jones, Frank Musshoff, Thomas Kraemer, Andrea E. Schwaninger, Dimitri Gerostamoulos, Olaf H. Drummer, Gustav Drasch, Marie A. Balíková, Jochen Beyer, Helena Teixeira, Mario Thevis and Wilhelm Schänzer
PART VIII Traffi c Medicine 995
52 Driving Aptitude and Fitness to Drive 997
Günter Berghaus and Eva Schnabel
53 Effects of Cardiovascular Disease on Fitness to Drive 1011
Werner Jung
54 Effects of Vision and Visual Fields on Fitness to Drive 1024
Patrick Vivell
55 Effects of Epilepsy on Fitness to Drive 1033
Jürgen Bauer
56 Effects of Diabetes on Fitness to Drive 1036
Wulf Quester
57 Epidemiology and Causal Factors in Fitness to Drive 1044
Günter Berghaus
58 Effects of Alcohol on Fitness to Drive 1057
Alan Wayne Jones
59 Effects of Illegal Drugs on Fitness to Drive 1074
Frank Musshoff
60 Effects of Medicinal Drugs on Fitness to Drive 1087
Eef L. Theunissen, Kim P. C. Kuypers, Annemiek Vermeeren, Eric F. Vuurman and Johannes G. Ramaekers
61 Toxicological Markers of Chronic Alcohol Abuse 1099
Fritz Pragst
62 Traffic Accidents 1108
Heinz-Dieter Wehner and Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton
PART IX Identifi cation 1141
63 Forensic DNA Analysis 1143
Mechthild Prinz and Ruediger Lessig
64 Forensic Anthropology 1184
Cristina Cattaneo and Daniele Gibelli
65 Forensic Odontology 1193
Ruediger Lessig
PART X The Doctor and the Law 1205
66 The Doctor and the Law 1207
Brigitte Tag
PART XI Insurance Medicine 1239
67 Personal Injury Assessment 1241
Teresa Magalhães and Duarte Nuno Vieira
67.1 Introduction 1241
67.2 Aim of personal injury assessment and reparation 1242
67.3 General aspects for forensic medical assessment 1243
67.4 Specifics of forensic medical reports for personal injury assessment 1246
67.5 Conclusions 1251
Further Reading 1253
Burkhard Madea
Index 1257