TY  - BOOK
AU  - Miletich,John J.
AU  - Lindstrom,Tia Laura
TI  - An introduction to the work of a medical examiner: from death scene to autopsy suite 
SN  - 9780275995089 (hard copy : alk. paper)
AV  - RA1063.4 .M55 2010
U1  - 614/.1 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Santa Barbara, Calif.
PB  - Praeger
KW  - Autopsy
KW  - Forensic pathology
KW  - Death
KW  - Causes
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-168) and index; Foreword / Cyril H. Wecht -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction : an advocate for the dead -- 1. Experts in death -- 2. Death and the human body -- 3. Death and trauma : some common signs -- 4. Death by hostile environment -- 5. Death and drugs -- 6. Death by venom and poison -- 7. Death by suicide -- 8. Autopsy suite and examination resources -- 9. Autopsy : external examination -- 10. Autopsy : internal examination -- 11. Examination instruments -- 12. Toxicology -- 13. The autopsy report : natural death, suicide, accident, or murder -- 14. Autopsy investigations in mass fatalities -- 15. Death reexamined : when bodies are exhumed -- 16. Conclusion : developing technology and the future of autopsy -- Appendix A. For further information -- Appendix B. Forensic pathology training programs -- Bibliography -- Index
ER  -