Clinical Forensic Medicine A Physician's Guide

• Other Authors: Stark Margaret M. (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Cham, Switzerland Springer 2020
• Edition: fourth edition
• Subjects: Forensic Medicine > methods
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This updated volume on clinical forensic medicine covers the topics required for forensic healthcare professionals working in general forensic medicine and sexual offence medicine. All chapters have been reviewed and revised to reflect how the provision of forensic medical services has changed since...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Clinical Forensic Medicine: History and Development - 2 Fundamental Principles - 3 Sexual Assault Examination - 4 Injury Assessment, Documentation, and Interpretation - 5 Physical Child Abuse - 6 Chemical Crowd Control Agents - 7 Medical Issues Relevant to Restraint - 8 TASER Conducted Electrical Weapons - 9 Care of Detainees - 10 Infectious Disease: The Role of the Healthcare Professional - 11 Fitness to Be Interviewd and Fitness to Be Charge - 12 Substance Misuse - 13 Deaths in Police Custody - 14 Traffic Medicine - Index