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<p>List of Contributors xix</p> <p>Preface xxii</p> <p>Foreword xxiii<br />by <i>Duarte Nuno Vieira</i></p> <p><b>Part I Duties of Forensic Medicine in Modern Societies 1</b></p> <p>1 History of Forensic Medicine 3<br /><i>Burkhard Madea</i></p> <p>2 Duties of Forensic Medicine 15<br /><i>Burkhard Madea and Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton</i></p> <p>3 Forensic Medicine and Human Rights 18<br /><i>Hans Petter Hougen</i></p> <p>4 International Guidelines and Accreditation in Forensic Medicine 34<br /><i>Peter Wiegand, Burkhard Madea and Frank Musshoff</i></p> <p><b>Part II Medical Aspects of Death 47</b></p> <p>5 Nature and Definition of Death 49<br /><i>Burkhard Madea</i></p> <p>6 Certification of Death: External Postmortem Examination 57<br /><i>Burkhard Madea and Antonella Argo</i></p> <p>7 Postmortem Changes and Time Since Death 75<br /><i>Burkhard Madea, Claus Henssge, Saskia Reibe, Michael Tsokos and Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton</i></p> <p>8 Cremation 134<br /><i>Claas T. Buschmann and Michael Tsokos</i></p> <p>9 Autopsy 138<br /><i>Peter J. T. Knudsen, Jørgen L. Thomsen, Garyfalia Ampanozi and Michael J. Thali</i></p> <p>10 The Doctor, the Dead and Their Relatives 161<br /><i>Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton</i></p> <p>11 Transplantation 166<br /><i>Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton</i></p> <p>12 Anthropology and Osteology 171<br /><i>Cristina Cattaneo and Daniele Gibelli</i></p> <p>13 Mass Disaster Victim Identification 192<br /><i>Ruediger Lessig and Mechthild Prinz</i></p> <p><b>Part III Traumatology and Violent Death 201</b></p> <p>14 Legal Aspects of Traumatology and Violent Death 203<br /><i>Philip Beh</i></p> <p>15 Traumatology and Criminology 207<br /><i>Philip Beh</i></p> <p>16 Introduction to Some Biomechanical Principles 211<br /><i>Heinz-Dieter Wehner</i></p> <p>17 Sequelae of Traumatic Injuries and Causes of Death 216<br /><i>Guy Rutty and Michael Tsokos</i></p> <p>18 Vital Reactions and Wound Age Estimation 237<br /><i>Burkhard Madea, Wolfgang Grellner and Toshikazu Kondo</i></p> <p>19 Mechanical Trauma and Classification of Wounds 253<br /><i>Burkhard Madea, Stefan Pollak, Annette Thierauf, Christoph Meissner, Manfred Oehmichen and Peter Mygind Leth</i></p> <p>20 Forensic Ballistics: Injuries from Gunshots, Explosives and Arrows 328<br /><i>Bernd Karger</i></p> <p>21 Injuries due to Asphyxiation and Drowning 367<br /><i>Wolfgang Keil, Philippe Lunetta, Richard Vann and Burkhard Madea</i></p> <p>22 Injuries due to Heat 451<br /><i>Burkhard Madea</i></p> <p>23 Injuries due to Cold 468<br /><i>Burkhard Madea</i></p> <p>24 Electrocution and Lightning 477<br /><i>Ryan Blumenthal</i></p> <p>25 Starvation and Neglect 495<br /><i>Burkhard Madea</i></p> <p>26 Infanticide 504<br /><i>Thomas Bajanowski and Mechtild M. Vennemann</i></p> <p>27 Death during Pregnancy 516<br /><i>Eberhard Lignitz, Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton and Veronique Henn</i></p> <p>28 Auto-Erotic Death 525<br /><i>Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton and Burkhard Madea</i></p> <p>29 Death in Abnormal Positions: Physical Restraint 528<br /><i>John C. Hunsaker III</i></p> <p>30 Sexual Homicide 539<br /><i>Philip Beh</i></p> <p>31 Medical Malpractice 545<br /><i>Burkhard Madea<br /><br /></i>32 Special Issues Regarding Expert Evidence in Violent Death 562<br /><i>Rainer Amberg, Burkhard Madea, Jørgen L. Thomsen, Martin Worm-Leonhard and Paolo Procaccianti</i></p> <p><b>Part IV Sudden and Unexpected Death from Natural Causes 597</b></p> <p>33 Natural Causes of Sudden Death 599<br /><i>Emanuela Turillazzi, Stefania Bello and Vittorio Fineschi</i></p> <p>34 Postmortem Biochemistry as an Aid in Determining the Cause of Death 630<br /><i>Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton and L. Aurelio Luna</i></p> <p>35 Sudden and Unexpected Deaths in Infants and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 647<br /><i>Thomas Bajanowski and Mechtild M. Vennemann</i></p> <p><b>Part V Clinical Forensic Medicine 679</b></p> <p>36 Sexual Abuse 681<br /><i>Cristina Cattaneo, Daniele Gibelli and Marina Ruspa</i></p> <p>37 Non-Sexual Abuse in Children 702<br /><i>Robert A. Minns, Burkhard Madea and Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton</i></p> <p>38 Intimate Partner and Domestic Violence 746<br /><i>Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton</i></p> <p>39 School Violence 751<br /><i>Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton</i></p> <p>40 Violence Against Homosexuals 757<br /><i>Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton</i></p> <p>41 Violence Against the Elderly 761<br /><i>John C. Hunsaker III</i></p> <p>42 Self-Harm 776<br /><i>Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton</i></p> <p>43 Age Estimation in Living Individuals 791<br /><i>Andreas Schmeling</i></p> <p><b>Part VI Forensic Psychiatry 811</b></p> <p>44 Forensic Psychiatry 813<br /><i>Alan R. Felthous and Henning Saß</i></p> <p><b>Part VII Toxicology 829</b></p> <p>45 Legal Aspects of Toxicology 831<br /><i>Ilkka Ojanperä and Erkki Vuori</i></p> <p>46 Epidemiology and Adverse Drug Reactions 840<br /><i>Olaf H. Drummer, Dimitri Gerostamoulos and Jennifer L. Pilgrim</i></p> <p>47 Suspicion of Poisoning 845<br /><i>Robert J. Flanagan, Graham R. Jones, Hans H. Maurer and Markus R. Meyer</i></p> <p>48 Toxicological Analysis: Drug Screening and Confirmation 866<br /><i>Olaf H. Drummer and Dimitri Gerostamoulos</i></p> <p>49 Issues Affecting Interpretation: Stability and Artefacts 873<br /><i>Gisela Skopp</i></p> <p>50 Toxicokinetics and Toxicogenetics 889<br /><i>Markus R. Meyer and Hans H. Maurer</i></p> <p>51 Toxicology of Specific Substances 900<br /><i>Alan Wayne Jones, Frank Musshoff, Thomas Kraemer, Andrea E. Schwaninger, Dimitri Gerostamoulos, Olaf H. Drummer, Gustav Drasch, Marie A. Balíková, Jochen Beyer, Helena Teixeira, Mario Thevis and Wilhelm Schänzer</i></p> <p><b>Part VIII Traffic Medicine 995</b></p> <p>52 Driving Aptitude and Fitness to Drive 997<br /><i>Günter Berghaus and Eva Schnabel</i></p> <p>53 Effects of Cardiovascular Disease on Fitness to Drive 1011<br /><i>Werner Jung</i></p> <p>54 Effects of Vision and Visual Fields on Fitness to Drive 1024<br /><i>Patrick Vivell</i></p> <p>55 Effects of Epilepsy on Fitness to Drive 1033<br /><i>Jürgen Bauer</i></p> <p>56 Effects of Diabetes on Fitness to Drive 1036<br /><i>Wulf Quester</i></p> <p>57 Epidemiology and Causal Factors in Fitness to Drive 1044<br /><i>Günter Berghaus</i></p> <p>58 Effects of Alcohol on Fitness to Drive 1057<br /><i>Alan Wayne Jones</i></p> <p>59 Effects of Illegal Drugs on Fitness to Drive 1074<br /><i>Frank Musshoff</i></p> <p>60 Effects of Medicinal Drugs on Fitness to Drive 1087<br /><i>Eef L. Theunissen, Kim P. C. Kuypers, Annemiek Vermeeren, Eric F. Vuurman and Johannes G. Ramaekers</i></p> <p>61 Toxicological Markers of Chronic Alcohol Abuse 1099<br /><i>Fritz Pragst</i></p> <p>62 Traffic Accidents 1108<br /><i>Heinz-Dieter Wehner and Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton</i></p> <p><b>Part IX Identification 1141</b></p> <p>63 Forensic DNA Analysis 1143<br /><i>Mechthild Prinz and Ruediger Lessig</i></p> <p>64 Forensic Anthropology 1184<br /><i>Cristina Cattaneo and Daniele Gibelli</i></p> <p>65 Forensic Odontology 1193<br /><i>Ruediger Lessig</i></p> <p><b>Part X The Doctor and the Law 1205</b></p> <p>66 The Doctor and the Law 1207<br /><i>Brigitte Tag</i></p> <p><b>Part XI Insurance Medicine 1239</b></p> <p>67 Personal Injury Assessment 1241<br /><i>Teresa Magalhães and Duarte Nuno Vieira</i></p> <p>Further Reading 1253<br /><i>Burkhard Madea</i></p> <p>Index 1257</p>

<p><b>Professor Burkhard Madea</b>, Head of Institute of Forensic Medicine, Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Bonn, Germany.</p>

<p><b>HANDBOOK OF FORENSIC MEDICINE</b></br> Edited by <b>Burkhard Madea</b> <p>This book serves as a comprehensive, international handbook of forensic medicine. Taking an holistic approach, the book moves beyond a focus on forensic pathology to include clinical forensic medicine and forensic toxicology. all aspects of forensic medicine are covered to meet the specialist needs of daily casework. Aspects of routine analysis and quality control are addressed in each chapter. The book presents coverage of the latest developments in forensic molecular biology, forensic toxicology, molecular pathology and immunohistochemistry. <p>A must-have reference for every specialist in the field, this book is set become <i>the</i> benchmark for the international forensic medical community. <p><b>Handbook of Forensic Medicine</b> provides basic principles and practical information encompassing the complete topic of forensic medicine, from forensic pathology over clinical forensic medicine, traffic medicine, toxicology to identification and medical law. <p>Special emphasis is given to quality aspects and quality control in preparing reports, as well as didactic and practical aspects to solve cases from daily routine casework. <ul> <li>Gives an in-depth, international approach to forensic medicine</li> <li>Provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of forensic medicine, from forensic pathology, toxicology through to haemogenetics and medical law</li> <li>Includes case studies, check lists and information boxes</li> <li>Emphasises the links between diverse sub-disciplines</li> <li>Considers all aspects of quality control and best practice</li> <li>Illustrated in full colour throughout</li> </ul>

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