Principles of Forensic Pathology

From Investigation to Certification

Susan Ely, James Gill
Elsevier
614 pages
ISBN: 9780323917964
November 2022

This book uses a systematic approach to guide the reader through diverse topics relevant to forensic pathologists and medicolegal death investigators. Central topics include scene investigation, the pathophysiology of death, death certification, the forensic autopsy, forensic imaging, pediatric forensic pathology, the importance of context, and approaches to frequently encountered medicolegal death circumstances. This is a practical yet comprehensive compendium for practicing forensic pathologists, coroners, medicolegal death investigators, forensic pathology fellows, pathology residents, medical students interested in forensic pathology, lawyers, and law enforcement professionals.