Spitz and Fisher's medicolegal investigation of death guidelines for the application of pathology to crime investigation / edited by Werner U. Spitz, M.D., Consultant, Forensic Pathology and Toxicology, St. Clair Shores, Michigan, Chief Medical Examiner, Wayne and Macomb Counties, Michigan (Retired), Professor of Pathology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, Adjunct Professor of Chemistry (Former), University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada (Former), co-edited by Francisco J. Diaz, M.D., Deputy Chief and Medical Director, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Washington, DC, Clinical Assistant Professor, George Washington School of Medicine, Former Assistant Medical Examiner of Wayne County, Michigan, Faculty at University of Michigan School of Medicine ; with a foreword by Ramsey Clark, Former Attorney General of the United States.

Other author Spitz, Werner U., 1926-
Other author Diaz, Francisco J. (Medical examiner)
Other author Fisher, Russell S., 1916-1984.
Format Electronic
EditionFifth edition.
Publication InfoSpringfield, Illinois : Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Ltd., 2020.
Description1 online resource
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Subjects
Forensic pathology.
Death--Causes.

Portion of title Medicolegal investigation of death
Abstract "This is not just a new edition but a different book, emphasizing trauma and wound analysis. The addition of a new co-editor, Dr. Francisco J. Diaz, has brought new ideas to this fifth edition. A chapter by Doctor Jan Leetsma, world-renowned neuropathologist, has also been included. Doctor Leetsma's vast experience in forensic neuropathology will certainly enhance this book. Several chapters have been eliminated that are no longer applicable or which are adequately covered in other publications. Over time, in the past 48 years, since this book was first published, Medicolegal Investigation of Death has been dubbed the "Bible of Forensic Pathology." The fifth edition includes over 600 case reports and hundreds of color photographs. The cases are from files the authors have personally handled. According to author Spitz, "We have found many times analysis of small wounds will lead to understanding of a giant case-like the case in Hawaii, where a body was found under a full-size van, with a thread mark on the cheek consistent with having been hit with a black pipe used for gas lines that were found in a bucket in the rear of the van. As it turned out, this was a murder, not an accident." The book is full of such cases. This book will help you understand the details of injuries and how a person was injured and how they died and how these injuries, perhaps at first blush possibly seemingly insignificant, can shed new light on a case. Medicolegal Investigation of Death now embraces not just basic forensic pathology but also includes death during restraint, conscious pain and suffering and new concepts related to the interpretation of injuries by detailed wound analysis. The continued use of simple, non-technical terminology makes this book a truly unique treatise and source of information"-- Provided by publisher.
General noteRevised edition of: Spitz and Fisher's medicolegal investigation of death / edited by Werner U. Spitz, co-edited by Fisher, Russell S., 4th ed. c2006.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Issued in other formPrint version: Spitz and Fisher's medicolegal investigation of death Fifth edition. Springfield, Illinois : Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Ltd., 2020. 9780398093129
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