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Adult sexual assault

in Oxford Handbook of Forensic Medicine

March 2011; published online September 2011.

Chapter. Subjects: forensic medicine. 8704 words.

Definitions and law - Background to adult sexual assault - Examination suites - Principles of assessment - Assessment procedure - History of assault: the complainant - Further medical history:...

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Asphyxia

in Oxford Handbook of Forensic Medicine

March 2011; published online September 2011.

Chapter. Subjects: forensic medicine. 4462 words.

Definitions and historical perspective - Clinical features of asphyxia - Strangulation - Hanging - Compression asphyxia - Smothering - Choking - Autoerotic asphyxia - Drowning

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Assessing and managing illness in custody

in Oxford Handbook of Forensic Medicine

March 2011; published online September 2011.

Chapter. Subjects: forensic medicine. 6888 words.

Assessment of illness - Management of chronic illness - Diabetes - Chest pain - Palpitations - Breathlessness - Asthma - Alcohol intoxication - Alcohol withdrawal - Other problems of...

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Assessing and managing injury in custody

in Oxford Handbook of Forensic Medicine

March 2011; published online September 2011.

Chapter. Subjects: forensic medicine. 8957 words.

Approach to assessment of injury - Clinical assessment of injury - Documenting injuries - Restraint techniques and injuries - Chemical restraint agents - Handcuffs - Injury from police weapons ...

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Child abuse and neglect

in Oxford Handbook of Forensic Medicine

March 2011; published online September 2011.

Chapter. Subjects: forensic medicine. 9363 words.

Background and historical perspective - Types of child abuse - Medical approach to child abuse - Children Act 1989 and 2004 (England and Wales) - Physical abuse: medical perspective -...

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Forensic aspects of death

in Oxford Handbook of Forensic Medicine

March 2011; published online September 2011.

Chapter. Subjects: forensic medicine. 11052 words.

Definition and diagnosis of death - Changes after death: lividity - Rigor mortis - Changes after death: decomposition - Time interval since death - Death scene investigation - The coroner...

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Forensic autopsy

in Oxford Handbook of Forensic Medicine

March 2011; published online September 2011.

Chapter. Subjects: forensic medicine. 8326 words.

The autopsy: terminology and definitions - Historical perspective - Forensic or clinical autopsy - Forensic autopsy procedure: summary - The autopsy report - External examination - Forensic...

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Forensic medicine and the practising doctor

Anthony Busuttil.

in Oxford Textbook of Medicine

May 2010; published online May 2012.

Chapter. Subjects: forensic medicine. 14570 words.

Doctors have to keep in mind their legal responsibilities and duties from the very first day of their practice. The services of a medical practitioner are often called upon when injuries and other...

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Forensic pathology of physical injury

in Oxford Handbook of Forensic Medicine

March 2011; published online September 2011.

Chapter. Subjects: forensic medicine. 15405 words.

Injury classification - Terms used to describe injuries - Describing injuries - Body diagrams - Bruising - Progression of bruising with time - Lacerations, abrasions, and scratches - Incised...

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Forensic science

in Oxford Handbook of Forensic Medicine

March 2011; published online September 2011.

Chapter. Subjects: forensic medicine. 19049 words.

Introduction to forensic science - Crime scene management - Crime scene investigation - Locards principle - Identification: matching and uniqueness - Daubert - Trace evidence: background -...

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