Death and Accident Investigation Protocols

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

AvMary H. Dudley

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Through an examination and assessment of the body at a death scene, the medicolegal death investigator (MLDI) must be able to recognize circumstances that point to what manner of death occurred—be it natural causes, homicide, suicide, accident, or undetermined. A handy reference for use in the field and in the lab, Death and Accident Investigation Protocols provides 34 checklists and forms to help investigators make these determinations.Categories of death covered in this guide include:Aircraft and motor vehicle accidentAlcohol- and drug-relatedBlunt- and sharp-force injuryDrowningElectrocution, exposure, and fireGunshotHangingHospital- and nursing home-relatedInfectious diseaseNatural causesOccupational exposurePoison and toxic substancesSexual assaultSuicideFormatted as a convenient 8 ½ x 11 spiral-bound book, this manual helps investigators know what to look for, what questions to ask, and how to categorize the scene and the physical injuries. The forms in the book can either be downloaded, which allows for easy form modification. The text includes descriptive illustrations and diagrams associated with various categories of death. An essential tool for the busy investigator, the book facilitates the organization of information for a myriad of death scenarios.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2013-06-24
Mått210 x 280 x 22 mm
Vikt516 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor138
FörlagTaylor & Francis Inc
ISBN9781466556881

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Mary H. Dudley, M.D., M.S., R.N., is the chief medical examiner for Jackson County, Missouri and is board certified in anatomic and forensic pathology by the American Board of Pathologists. She completed a two-year fellowship in forensic pathology at the University of New Mexico following a four-year anatomic and clinical pathology residency at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Previously, Dr. Dudley was the chief medical examiner in Sedgwick County, Kansas, and medical examiner for Maricopa County in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Dudley has been active in the field of forensic medical investigation for many years. She developed the first forensic nursing program in Colorado in 1994 and the first Forensic Medical Investigation (FMI) training course in 1996.

Aircraft accident report. Alcohol-related death report. Blunt-force injury report. Case label. Case communications log. Report on child fatality—abuse or neglect. Child/infant death—investigation checklist. Combo/short form (natural death, motor vehicle accident, suicide). Death report—general. Investigator information form. Drowning report. Drug overdose report. Report of death from electrocution. Evidence release form. Report on death from exposure. Report on death from a fall. Report on death from fire. Report on death from gunshot/shotgun. Wound key for description of injury. Report on death by hanging. Report on death from homicide. Hospice report of death. Report on hospital death—natural. Report on hospital death—surgical. Report on potential heat-related death. Heat death report—final. Report on potential cold-related death. Report on in-custody death. Report on death from infectious disease. Infectious disease—reportable conditions. Inquiries report. Report on death from lightning strike. Decedent’s medication list. Medications, chemical agents, drugs, and paraphernalia list. Motor vehicle accident death report. Motor vehicle accident death report—pedestrian. Report on natural death. Nursing home report of death. Occupational exposure report. Occupational exposure fatality report. Organ and tissue donor information report form. Photo log. Report on death from poison and toxic substances. Sexual assault death report. Sharp-force injury. Report on death from sharp-force injury. Report on skeletal remains. Specimen collection form. Report on death from suicide. Suicide risk worksheet. Report on unidentified body. Unidentified body consultation request. Unidentified body worksheet for positive ID.