Oxford Handbook of Forensic Medicine

OXFORD HANDBOOK OF FORENSIC MEDICINE

Forensic medicine covers an amazing range of different subjects and no single individual can expect to be an expert in all of them. The Oxford Handbook of Forensic Medicine provides comprehensive coverage of all areas within this complex discipline. Written for specialists and non-specialists alike, it will appeal to practising forensic scientists, as well as lawyers, police officers, and forensic science students. It shows how forensic medicine has been used in specific cases enabling the reader to apply their knowledge in real life. A detailed glossary of medical terms helps those without medical training to understand medical reports and practices. This easily-portable guide is essential reading for the busy clinical forensic doctor or nurse, and others working at the interface between medicine and law.

CONTENTS

Chapter 1 Scope of forensic medicine 
Chapter 2 Forensic aspects of death 
Chapter 3 Forensic autopsy 
Chapter 4 Asphyxia 
Chapter 5 Forensic pathology of physical injury 
Chapter 6 The police custody unit 
Chapter 7 Life-threatening emergencies in custody 
Chapter 8 Assessing and managing illness in custody 
Chapter 9 Assessing and managing injury in custody 
Chapter 10 Traffic law and medicine 
Chapter 11 Adult sexual assault 
Chapter 12 Child abuse and neglect 
Chapter 13 Psychiatric aspects 
Chapter 14 Forensic toxicology 
Chapter 15 Forensic science

AUTHOR INFORMATION

Having trained in Emergency Medicine, Jonathan Wyatt undertook two years of research in Forensic Medicine which resulted in an MD from the University of Edinburgh. Jonathan has undertaken clinical forensic work both in Scotland and England since 1996 and provides expert forensic opinions. He works as a consultant in Emergency Medicine in Cornwall and has a strong academic interest, with more than 100 publications in peer reviewed journals.