Librería Servicio Médico

Author: Mary H. Dudley

Language: English

Finishing: Spiral-bound book , 138 pages

ISBN: 978-1-4665-5688-1

Edition Number: June 2013

Author Information:

Mary H. Dudley, M.D., M.S., R.N., is the chief medical examiner for Jackson County, Missouri and is board certified in anatomic and forensic pathology by the American Board of Pathologists. She completed a two-year fellowship in forensic pathology at the University of New Mexico following a four-year anatomic and clinical pathology residency at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Previously, Dr. Dudley was the chief medical examiner in Sedgwick County, Kansas, and medical examiner for Maricopa County in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Dudley has been active in the field of forensic medical investigation for many years. She developed the first forensic nursing program in Colorado in 1994 and the first Forensic Medical Investigation (FMI) training course in 1996.

Description:

Through an examination and assessment of the body at a death scene, the medicolegal death investigator (MLDI) must be able to recognize circumstances that point to what manner of death occurred—be it natural causes, homicide, suicide, accident, or undetermined. A handy reference for use in the field and in the lab, Death and Accident Investigation Protocols provides 34 checklists and forms to help investigators make these determinations.

This manual helps investigators know what to look for, what questions to ask, and how to categorize the scene and the physical injuries. The forms in the book can either be copied for use or downloaded from an accompanying CD, which allows for easy form modification. The text includes descriptive illustrations and diagrams associated with various categories of death. An essential tool for the busy investigator, the book facilitates the organization of information for a myriad of death scenarios.

Features:

• Provides 34 checklists and forms for investigating every kind of accident and death—whether intended or natural
• Contains descriptive illustrations and diagrams associated with various categories of death
• Uses a spiral-bound, alphabetical format for easy reference
• Includes an accompanying CD to facilitate form modification

Table of Contents:

• Aircraft Accident 
• Alcohol-Related Death 
• Blunt Force Injury 
• Child Fatality—Abuse or neglect 
• Child Infant Death – General 
• Child-Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 
• Combo/Short Form (Natural death, motor vehicle accident, suicide) 
• Death report – General 
• Drowning 
• Drug Overdose 
• Electrical 
• Exposure 
• Falls 
• Fire 
• Gunshot/Shotgun 
• Hanging 
• Homicide 
• Hospital death – natural 
• Hospital death – Surgical 
• In Custody Death
• Infectious Disease 
• Inquiries 
• Lightning 
• Medication List 
• Motor Vehicle Accident – Driver/Passenger 
• Motor Vehicle Accident – pedestrian 
• Natural death 
• Occupational Exposure 
• Organ and Tissue Donor Information Report Form 
• Poisons and Toxic Substances 
• Sexual Assault 
• Sharp Force Injury 
• Suicide 
• Unidentified Remains

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