Main description:

A practical hands-on bench book covering difficult areas of autopsy for the modern pathologist. Rutty's book is unique - chapters deal with issues never previously discussed and have been specifically selected to fill a gap in the market, not just re-hash old ideas.

Designed for consultants and trainees alike, not only pathologists of all types but also non-medics involved with the dead in any way - lawyers, police, bereavement officers, undertakers. The first volume has become a reference aid to autopsy issues for all grades of lawyers. Thus the audience that the book reaches is greater than a pure autopsy or forensic pathology textbook.

Contents:

The Evolution of the Nurse's Role in Death Investigation.- Postmortem Analysis for Inherited Ion Channelopathies.- Pathology of Sepsis.- A Histopathologist's Guide to Ocular Pathology.- Subdural Hematoma in Children.- Chest and Abdominal Injuries.- Injuries and Death Resulting from Restraint.- The Timing of Death.- Burn Injury.