Forensic Emergency Medicine

Forensic Emergency Medicine
ISBN-10
0781792746
ISBN-13
9780781792745
Category
Medical
Pages
350
Language
English
Published
2007
Publisher
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Authors
Jonathan S. Olshaker, M. Christine Jackson, William S. Smock

Description

Updated for its Second Edition, this text provides the information emergency departments need about the medicolegal aspects of treating victims of violence, motor vehicle accidents, sexual assault, child abuse, elder abuse, and intimate partner abuse. It offers detailed guidelines on interviewing and examining the victim and collecting, preserving, and documenting evidence for legal proceedings. The book includes a chapter by an attorney on expert testimony and a chapter on forensic photography. A full-color photo insert illustrates injury patterns and key evidence. This edition provides increased coverage of motor vehicle accidents, DNA evidence, and new drugs of abuse.

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