Mason’s forensic medicine and the law / Helen Whitwell, Katy Thorne, Alexander Kolar, Paul Harvey.

London : Bloomsbury Professional, 2023.

7th edition

201637

Medical jurisprudence -- Great Britain.

Medical laws and legislation.

Part 1: Introduction to forensic medicine

1. Introduction to human anatomy and physiology

2. An introduction to clinical medicine and clinical investigation

3.The autopsy

4. The pathology of death

5. Sudden natural death

Part 2: Injuries and other relevant condition

6. Wounding: injuries and other relevant conditions

7. Ballistics: injury and death due to firearms

8. Adult head injury and other brain pathology

9. Major blunt impact trauma: road traffic collisions and falls

10. Asphyxia, pressure to the neck and similar entities

11. Drowning and hypothermia

12. Heat, fire and electricity

13. Child injuries and deaths

14. Sexual assaults

Part 3: Allied forensic disciplines

15. Forensic psychiatry

16. Forensic odontology

17. Forensic toxicology

18. Introduction to forensic science and crime scene analysis

Part 4: Forensic medicine and the legal system

19. Criminal justice in the United Kingdom

20. Coroners' courts and fatal accident inquiries

21. Deaths in state settings

22. Care of detainees

23. Role and duties of the expert

Appendix A. A guide to medical terminology

Appendix B. Medical and dental qualifications in the United Kingdom.

This is the leading work on forensic medicine and the law in the UK. Written by a team of leading legal practitioners, pathologists and other experts, this Seventh Edition has been fully revised to bring it up to date with the latest legal, medical and scientific developments. It is the only book directed at both the legal practitioner and the expert medical witness. It provides unique commentary on the law in all three UK jurisdictions: England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. It guides experts on their role and duties to the courts and highlights areas of current scientific and legal controversy with additional reference sources. In addition to two new chapters on forensic psychiatry and forensic science, the Seventh Edition includes updates and new material on: Introduction to medicine, the systems of the body and autopsy procedure ; Forensic medicine covering assaults, firearms, head injuries, road traffic collisions, falls, asphyxia, drowning, hypothermia, and heat and electricity ; Sexual offences, deaths in detention, forensic odontology and toxicology ; Guidance for the expert medical witness on giving evidence in the UK courts, covering the UK's criminal justice systems, coroners' courts and fatal accident inquiries. - Publisher's website.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781526521323

xxxii, 545 pages ; 25 cm