ABSTRACT

In this third edition, Knight's Forensic Pathology continues to be the definitive international postgraduate textbook for forensic pathologists, covering all aspects of the medico-legal autopsy, including the cause and time of death, interpretation of wounds and every other facet of the investigation of a fatality. The emphasis is on the practical

chapter 1|51 pages

The forensic autopsy

chapter 2|46 pages

The pathophysiology of death

chapter 4|38 pages

The pathology of wounds

chapter 5|48 pages

Head and spinal injuries

chapter 6|13 pages

Chest and abdominal injuries

chapter 7|10 pages

Self-inflicted injury

chapter 8|36 pages

Gunshot and explosion deaths

chapter 9|20 pages

Transportation injuries

chapter 10|11 pages

Abuse of human rights: deaths in custody

chapter 11|14 pages

Burns and scalds

chapter 12|13 pages

Electrical fatalities

chapter 13|13 pages

Complications of injury

chapter 14|16 pages

Suffocation and ‘asphyxia’

chapter 15|27 pages

Fatal pressure on the neck

chapter 16|17 pages

Immersion deaths

chapter 17|9 pages

Neglect, starvation and hypothermia

chapter 18|10 pages

Deaths associated with sexual offences

chapter 19|8 pages

Deaths associated with pregnancy

chapter 20|12 pages

Infanticide and stillbirth

chapter 21|10 pages

Sudden death in infancy

chapter 22|19 pages

Fatal child abuse

chapter 23|8 pages

Deaths associated with surgical procedures

chapter 24|4 pages

Dysbarism and barotrauma

chapter 25|35 pages

The pathology of sudden death

chapter 26|14 pages

Forensic dentistry for the pathologist

chapter 27|11 pages

Poisoning and the pathologist

chapter 28|8 pages

Forensic aspects of alcohol

chapter 29|6 pages

Carbon monoxide poisoning

chapter 30|4 pages

Agrochemical poisoning

chapter 31|7 pages

Poisoning by medicines

chapter 33|10 pages

Corrosive and metallic poisoning

chapter 34|5 pages

Deaths from organic solvents